"She wanted more, she wanted to penetrate deeper into the mystery of herself, and after a time the wanting became needing, which turned then to craving" (page 109).
Like Mary Anne, I think that many people's demise comes from want. We want people or objects or money or fame. Eventually, this want turns into all we can think about and eventually, it becomes the end of us. Take an addict for example, they want their drugs or alcohol and even though they know it will hurt or maybe even kill them, they still want it, or need it, or CRAVE it. Mary Anne's craving was a little more severe than just the everyday usual cravings. She craved the mystery of herself. I believe that she never knew what mankind and she was capable of until she fought alongside men in the war. She was naive and innocent like most 17 year olds were and still are. Her demise was craving knowledge and wanting to understand what she was capable of. She became so obsessed with this, that she left behind everything else. Mankind truly is a mystery and I don't think a person knows how they will react or behave until they are faced with a difficult situation like Mary Anne was.
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