Chapter Three - Open Wounds - Misfortune

As Le Ly got more involved with the war, her actions got her into trouble. She would be seen doing deeds that were not particularly bad but looked that way to the rival soldiers. Sometimes though, she would be a scapegoat to actual crimes but would be miraculously saved from them. Le was not spared all of the time and one day was even sentenced to death. The only thing that saved her that day was the men's urge for sexual pleasure which resulted in rape for her. "I have been raped---I know the terror that every woman dreads (Hayslip 93)." I feel that it was beyond unfair for Le Ly to be abused the way she had been for a crime she did not commit. I feel that it is unfair to any woman to abused in such a way. No one has a right to feel as if their self control has been taken away. In the same way, men have no right to be so vulgar and mistreat a woman that way. I feel that for a woman, rape can be a big fear that can cause not only physical damage but psychological as well.