Question

What important fact about the wounded soldiers is reflected by the repetition of the bolded sentences in the excerpts from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway?
A.
It establishes the irony that, although the wounded soldiers have physically left the warfront, the war continues to haunt them psychologically.
B.
It shows the gradual loss of hope and growing depression of the wounded soldiers and their need for distractions.
C.
It establishes the wounded soldiers’ determination to shun war and disobey military commands to return to the front after they recover.
D.
It shows the wounded soldiers’ sadness and disappointment at the lack of gratitude from the people they risked their lives to protect.
E.
It shows the wounded soldiers’ belief that the war would never end, even as thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded and sent to hospitals.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is b. 

Explanation:

 Despite being awarded with medals and getting treatment from the hospital, Nick and his fellow veterans feel that the treatment that they are getting is not enough.  Not only are the machines inadequate as form of therapy, they all feel emotionally scarred by their experiences at the front.  So they look out for each other because the shared experience that they all had in war.

Answer 2

Answer:

it shows the wounded soldiers’ belief that the war would never end, even as thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded and sent to hospitals