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Why do animals feature so prominently in Aesop's fables? ...
According to our ancient sources, the fable's use of animals primarily serves to underscore the fictionality and lightness of the stories. The risibility of the humanized animal allows the fable to make its point without boring or insulting an addressee.
In Chapter 5, the men are sitting in the bunker playing cards and talking about post-war plans. This is an important scene because they forget about the war and it gives them ease for a short period of time
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