What would a theme of grief be?

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Hillenbrand writes, "as louie blazed through college, far away, history was turning" (p. 43). why does the author interrupt louie's narrative with information about japan and germany?

Choose the word that best describes the relationship between mini and her father at the beginning of the story. a. distant b. silly c. loving d. uncommunicative