The skull symbolizes the great and famous victory they had during the war. The poem used the phrase "great victory" and "famous victory" many times. Famous in the sense that even younger ones like Wilhelmine and Peterkin would know because the skulls they saw become the proof of their great victory and is the cause of their freedom.
Well, Juan is a dynamic character in "The Censors", he went form trying to outsmart the censors by working for them, but eventually became dedicated to it and censors his own letter leading to his own death. J<span>uan censors his own letter, Juan becomes loyal to government, juan turns in co-workers, narrator claims juan is "clever" at a time he is being foolish.
Juan is </span><span>dedicated, fearful, brainwashed, nervous, back stabber, clever, selfish, unoriginal, accuser, loyal, devoted, resourceful, creative, proud, sender of letter, which makes him a good censor.
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I hope this helps.
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<span>I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships,
tied them down under their rowing benches,
and called the rest: 'All hands aboard;
come, clear the beach and no one taste
the Lotus, or you lose your hope of home.'</span>