Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Times of Change – Vietnam and the 60s - Pt. 3

Farmer Nguyen by W.D. Ehrhart
Massacre at My Lai by Hugh Thompson
A Nun at Ninh Hoa by Jan Barry


What do these two poems and the article say about the impact of the war on the native Vietnamese? Can you think of any other ways in which the war will impact the native Vietnamese?

These are all saying that the native Vietnamese almost always ended up as the victims. Numerous civillians were murdered, which caused every Vietnamese person to fear and hate the US. Obiously as our tavtics grew more inhumane, the Vietnamese would use equally cruel techniques. Also the disgust of the Vietnamese people may have carried over to Americans, which led to protests and marches.

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