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9. What transforms Mary Ann Bell into a predatory killer? Does it matter that Mary Ann is a woman? How so? What does this chapter tell the reader about the nature of the Vietnam War?

A: What transforms Mary Ann Bell into a predatory killer is the war itself. Her curiosity and thirst for adventure slowly takes her over and she does not want to leave all this excitement. To the soldiers of the war, it matters that Mary Ann is a woman. Mark Fossie had only asked for  Mary Ann Bell to come so he can feel comforted by her presence. He did not think about the affects the war would bestow up on her. This chapter tells the reader that the Vietnam War was something dangerous and could ultimately change someone.