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Breeding animals in captivity would protect the few endangered animals that are still alive from being hurt or from dying if they were in the wild; it would keep the newborn animals safe and help them survive; doctors would be able to observe the animals in captivity; the animals wouldn't be hurt by other animals
#5 - The author claims that (s)he is just trying to write the truth. The effect is that people will actually believe it more(?)
The story is told through the perspective of a narrator, as they follow the lieutenant's actions. The theme of "An Episode of War" is war itself, and how war doesn't discern between soldiers and innocent people. ( A man was shot while dividing coffee rations, rather then because he was fighting.)