Question

In "Attack the Water," Mirikitani draws parallels between the Vietnam War and her own experiences in World War II, in order to deal with the _____ theme of suffering in war.

A.comparative
B. secondary
C. substantial
D. universal

Answer 1

I would say "universal" that she showed that though the wars were in different times and different places, the intense suffering of both the soldiers and the civilians is an unfortunate circumstance due to deprivation and being shot and wounded or killed and tortured or gassed in a gas oven for example or burned with napalm

Answer 2

I would say "universal" that she showed that though the wars were in different times and different places, the intense suffering of both the soldiers and the civilians is an unfortunate circumstance due to deprivation and being shot and wounded or killed and tortured or gassed in a gas oven for example or burned with napalm;