"When he finally came back, he told superior on the rim of the hole that there were dozens of bodies down there. They were sitting on benches. They were unmarked. So it goes." (pg. 214)
One of the major themes of this book is the atrocious effects of war. This prevalent in the bombings of Dresden. Even though Rumfoord says that the bombing was necessary, the description of the town and historical records show that it wasn't. It was the complete destruction of a city with little to no military value. In addition, in the quote, the bodies are unmarked. War does not discriminate between the guilty and the innocent. It is by chance that people live or die. Because of the War on Terrorism, I could literally get bombed right now sitting here. Even though I haven't done anything to the bomber, I would be killed all the same. As Mary notes in the beginning of the novel, the people killed in wars are just babies. War does not make exceptions.
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