Ending of Jarhead

I think Jarhead was a great example that demonstrates to us the harsh realities of life as a whole. The Mercy Seat and Jarhead both exemplify to us a form of suffrage that people face in their lives and their reactions and feelings towards the particular situation on two totally different aspects. Swafford was a very powerful character in Jarhead. He helps us imagine the reality of being a Marine, and the shit that he signed himself into. Towards the end of the memoir I began to think about the imagery that Swafford demonstrates to us. Now when I hear the word "MARINES" I automatically think that they brainwash them into cold blooded murders. A lot of dramatic events occurred in this memoir either whose fucking whose wife, or whose family is not supportive. But i guess if i was in a desert for 7 months straight I would be pissed off that I didn't kill anyone either, and i would think me being their is pointless.