Reality Vs Fantasy
The reality of the chapter (what is actually happening)
A girl is dancing among the burned wreckage of her home and the platoon is searching the village.
What are some potential reasons why the village was burned down?
The characters mentioned in this chapter
Azar, Henry Dobbins, The Girl, Rat Kiley , Jimmy Cross
Why is the girl dancing
We believe the girl is living in a fantasy by using dancing as a coping method.
Why else might she be dancing?
Who was the Girl's family
An infant, Old lady, Woman burned badly
Who might the Woman be and why?
What does the girl putting her hands over her ears represent
It shows she does not want to pay attention to the dead people being dragged out of the hamlet.
Why else might she be doing this?
What do the platoon members think of the Girl
Ritual dance and mocked her
What are some other instances throughout the story where people use fantasy to distract themselves
Jimmy Cross used Martha's pictures to imagine himself on a camping trip instead of Vietnam.
What are some other instances of this in TTTC.
How is the "Style" of the chapter relevant
He shows us the chapter through the perspective of the soldiers and their naivety in order to let the audience assume why the girl was really dancing