... waging" (Prof. Bodnar). The mother was not only delivering a message to her sons, it was also being directed towards the audience as well. As Professor Bodnar states in his movie notes, even Girl joins the fight against evil at the end as she stabs a German and finds Boy alive. If Girl's support for the war wasn't good enough beforehand, her stabbing ... preached to Paul. According to the teacher, war was great. It was honorable and an act that young men should yearn to be a part of. Paul, hearing these lies, is quick to make a rebuttal. He tells the boys that war is nothing like what t...

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