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Violence in "Greasy Lake" and "The things They carried"

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English

 

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December 16, 2012

 

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For Lieutenant Cross, violence becomes a job, a job he neither wants or needs. The main character in "Greasy Lake" seeks out and embraces violence. For him, "bad" (Boyle 130) is a necessary persona portrayed by a total disregard for the rules laid down by society. The main character and his friends ride around drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, and looking for trouble, "On this, the third night, we'd cruised? been in every bar and club? and chucked two dozen raw eggs at mailboxes and hitchhikers" (Boyle 131)...
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The main character and his friends ride around drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, and looking for trouble, "On this, the third night, we'd cruised? been in every bar and club? and chucked two dozen raw eggs at mailboxes and hitchhikers" (Boyle 131). For him, violence is something sought and a needed for enjoyment...
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