by Eleanor Mannikka
synopsis
Glorifying military service as the true standard of manhood can create a violent society, according to the perspective of this somewhat confusing tale of a young man who kills a soldier in a secluded, wooded area. The murderer's subsequent affair with a waitress and his seeming disregard of the police out to find him further illustrate his total lack of moral principles -- partly the cause of a society that praises legalized killing committed in the name of military duty.
characteristics
- Sociopath
- Soldier
- Waiter/waitress
- Waitress
- Police
- Murder
- Adultery
- Cop
- Extramarital-affair