Question

One of the themes that emerges over the course of this novel is that war is brutal and awful. How does the depiction of Henry's mother in this excerpt begin to establish or develop that theme?

Answer 1

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If the theme that war is brutal and terrible is developed through Henry's mother, we can consider that it shows a negative reaction towards the war. She may be showing fear, insecurity, anger and even revolt, showing that there is something, related to war that deeply bothers her, because she understands the danger, pain and destruction that war promotes. In that case, to answer that question, you must find this reaction that Henry's mother demonstrates and explain the element that causes it.