Dehumanization is, as defined by the American Heritage College Dictionary, the deprivation of human qualities such as compassion. In the film Apocalypse Now, dehumanization is shown to the fullest extent in many such cases. Whether it was the killing of an innocent civilian, the bombing of a peaceful area, or the mere use of a racial slur, dehumanization was definitely a major factor in the film. In this essay, I hope to thoroughly describe the …showed first 75 words of 544 total…

…showed last 75 words of 544 total…of battle. Common words were, “gook,” “round-eye,” “commi,” and other racial and political comments. The men who don’t want to be in the war try to fit in with the other soldiers to help themselves cope with battle. This might not seem that bad but after a while the soldiers start to take it seriously. They begin to think that they actually hate Vietnamese people and after a while, they actually do hate them.