When she was in the camp she turned savage by being curious about the Vietnamese culture. She wanted to know what it was like with local tribes a good example is when she had the necklace made of the human tongues .  Yes It matters that she was a woman because she was the only girl at the hut and obviously all the guys did not want to get taken by the local cultural. I think that in today’s society the thing that changes people is just curiosity its just like if someone wants to try something new than they can just go ahead and do it  alot of people change just like in a matter of days. Today people are just looking for a place to fit in and no one wants to be left out so there are many more followers than leaders. And everyone just wants to be happy in a group. people change to try and see what works for them they just want to try new things and to keep changing just so they can feel like they are doing better. Also we like to socialize as human beings so we like to meet new people as well. I think that in the end everyone is entitled to your own opinion they can do whatever they want and believe whatever they want.