Chapter 7 - Theme
This novel has many themes, but one that drew to my attention is that we should enjoy the little things in life. For instance, when the POWs were working in the syrup factory, Billy made Edgar Derby a syrup lollipop. This shows the theme I understood because when Edgar had eaten the syrup, "[He] burst into tears" (161). Now this may be his way of dealing with nostalgia, but since this book is so dark I would like to brighten it up by saying that his tears were tears of joy and that the act of making a syrup lollipop made all the difference.
I commented on this in my blog as well. It's another Zombieland reference! When I talked about this in one of my posts, I connected this scene with the metaphor of bugs being stuck in amber. Just some food for thought :)
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