Response to "Seduction in War Stories"

Wow! I had never thought of the war as having a seductive nature, but you are absolutely right! What begins as fascinations and curiosities turns into a lust so deep that the innocent bystanders (for lack of a better term) have no choice but to give in. Mary Anne tasted how differently her life could be and 'ran off' with Vietnam's jungles. O'Brien is completely transfixed with the man he killed and he relives his time in war, like one would relive the exact moments of their seduction.