One of the themes that emerges over the course of this novel is that war is brutal and awful. How does the depiction of Henry's mother in this excerpt begin to establish or develop that theme?

it's like watching a fable, it's not really about the animals but rather it has a meaning that is understood by us and that is implicit, not explicitly said. implicit ideas are common and are used in almost all works of art, from writing to painting to sculpting.

better now, by post malone

misty passage from the question