Short Story 'Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?'

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The short story “Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” sympathizes with soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War. First Class Private Paul Berlin’s descent into fear and madness is shown with great detail and expresses how fear and laughter can lay side by side in a horrifying twist. How sadness, fear, and the desire for acceptance can be bottled up and be replaced with happiness and giggles. It proves that no matter how hard you try and remember a time you were once happy, reality will always kick in and remind you that in war, memories mean nothing to anyone but
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