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Why do you think that the author chose to leave the child unnamed? How does it make you see the boy?
Why do you think that the boy, after playing imaginary war games by himself, is suddenly terrified by the sight of a rabbit? What do you think that this says about him?
What do you understand of the hero’s background, and how it has formed his outlook? What are some things that his background has not prepared him for?
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By Ambrose Bierce