Question

the narrators inability to sleep after gasemus death and his hardened face suggest what character development? he is learning to be a better leader he is developing ptsd symptoms and emotional numbness he is preparing for revenge he is becoming emotionally stronger what role does hope play as a theme in this passage? hope is shown to be foolish and dangerous hope is absent from the beginning hope is built up only to be brutally destroyed hope is consistently maintained throughout the authors description of the rebels as young people serves what thematic purpose? to suggest they can be easily defeated to make them more sympathetic characters to show that war corrupts children and destroys innocence to explain their poor military tactics

Explanation:

For the first question, inability to sleep and a hardened - face are common symptoms of PTSD and emotional numbness after a traumatic event like someone's death. For the second question, without the passage, a common literary trope is building up hope only to destroy it for dramatic effect. For the third question, depicting rebels as young people often serves to highlight the loss of innocence and the corrupting influence of war.

Answer:

1. He is developing PTSD symptoms and emotional numbness
2. Hope is built up only to be brutally destroyed
3. To show that war corrupts children and destroys innocence