Convergences: Pat Conroy
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totalitarianism
p. 288 - definition: a form of government in which one strong, usually military, leader has total control
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camaraderie
p. 287 - definition: from comrade; a strong feeling of group identity
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coward
p. 289 - definition: a person who lacks courage
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immersed
p. 288 - definition: totally covered the something like water, a subject, a feeling, etc.
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virtues
p. 288 - definition: good, moral, or true qualities in a person or thing
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unconscious
p. 286 - definition: not aware of one's surroundings, in a state similar to sleep
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grenade
p. 287 - definition: a small bomb the size of a baseball which can be thrown like a ball; it is capable of killing people or sometimes stopping cars or tanks
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metamorphosed
p. 288 - definition: to totally change, usually in form, like an insect changing from form to form
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enraged
p. 287 - definition: very, very angry
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Viet Cong
p. 286 - definition: Vietnamese communists
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captors
p. 286 - definition: people who capture someone or something and keep the person or thing from being free
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POW
p. 287 - definition: an abbreviation for (P)risoner (O)f (W)ar
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brat
p. 285 - definition: a spoiled child, a child that doesn't behave properly; a military brat is the child (often the brat)of a career soldier. Military brats often move around a lot