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A Contrast and Comparison of the Movie Full Metal Jacket by Stanley Kubrick and Ed Kugler's book Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War . This paper will discuss the movie Full Metal Jacket and compare it to the book by Ed Kugler entitled: Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War and reveal the differences in the opinions of the war that have been made. The authors all have differing takes on what really happened I Vietnam, but parallels can be drawn as well to cover the full scope of the war with a balanced perspective. By analyzing the two elements of media, we can see how entertainment value and literature can have two angles on an event that will always be remembered for its complex nature. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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