Explain what the author means about the beauty of war in the following passage: “The truths are contradictory. It can be argued, for instance, that war is grotesque. But in truth war is also beauty. For all its horror, you can’t help but gape at the awful majesty of combat.”

In the given passage, the author O'Brien talks about the beauty of war and describes it as beautiful, startling, majestic, and symmetrical as he wishes to throw light upon the effect that the war has on the participants. The imagery of comparing the terror of war to sublimity and beauty helps in conveying that although the war has always been terrible and wicked, the allure of war('gape') don't let people to take their eyes off it and attracts people.

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explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.