What is a difference between the boys at Devon during WWII and teens today, with the war in Iraq?
I agree with katemschultz – there is a big difference between the war in Iraq and the II World War in so many ways, both in scope, importance and the sheer number of soldiers that were required to fight in that war. Fighting in that war was much more of a duty or responsibility rather than the war in Iraq in which only the people who were already soldiers were involved in. The second world war affected every single area of life of the young men in this novel, which is why the “war” is such an important theme – both the literal war fought across the world and the “war” in the boys’ souls and hearts.
