They show that the worst part of the train ride may be over. ... In this excerpt, the author shows how terrible conditions can cause people to be unsympathetic to the pain of others.
"It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while." & "It was thought that they had seen or done was so horrible that they didn't want to bring it back to haunt them or their listeners." These two sentences show how many soldiers feel uncomfortable or saddend by talking about their war experiences.
<span>While the student wrote the essay, the instructor graded papers.
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