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The bazaar of bad dreams7/5/2023 Among the five stories, "Why We're in Vietnam" is especially horrifying, as it weaves in the theme of trauma-induced hallucination and the heavy burden of guilt, which is a fathomless source of terror in itself. Opening with an epigraph that quotes Easy Rider-a scorching “ We blew it”-King explores the generation’s ideas, worldviews, and expectations while delving into the profound failures that are set in the 1960s, especially the Vietnam War. Published in 1999, Hearts in Atlantis features two novellas and three short stories that are interconnected via recurring characters and temporal synchronicities and revolves around King’s ideas about the Baby Boomer generation.
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