foreshadowing- "Mary Anne Bell and Mark Fossie had been sweethearts since grammar school... They were very much in love, full of dreams, and in the ordinary flow of their lives the whole scenario might well have come true" (page 90).
At the end of Rat's description about Mary Anne and Mark's relationship he gives the reader a hint about what is to come. By saying "might well have come true," he is telling the listener that in the end, their dreams will not come true. Although he does not tell exactly how their love will end he does hint at it. He leaves the listener wondering what exactly will happen to this couple whom seemed destined for forever. Will it be death, betrayal, or just the devistation of war?
He also tells the reader that war can change everything. If it weren't for war, he and his love would have ended up together. It is sad to think that if Fossie hadn't been sent to Vietnam his life could have taken a whole different path. He could have ended up with his high school sweetheart, been spared the pain and suffering of war, possibly have had kids and grandkids. One difference in his life and everything would have changed. It makes me wonder how decisions I make change my life and others.
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