What theme does Irving develop in “The Wife”? There is always a chance of failing when one takes a risk.

To avoid the truth is to avoid problems.

The way one confronts adversity reveals one’s true character.

Some problems are better solved alone.

It warportant fact about the wounded soldiers is reflected by the repetition of the bolded sentences in the excerpts from "in another country" by ernest hemingway? a. it establishes the irony that, although the wounded soldiers have physically left the warfront, the war continues to haunt them psychologically it shows the gradual loss of hope and growing depression of the wounded soldiers and their need for distractions b. c. it establishes the wounded soldiers' determination to shun war and disobey military commands to return to the front after they recover. d. it shows the wounded soldiers' sadness and disappointment at the lack of gratitude from the people they risked their lives to protect e it shows the wounded soldiers' belief that the war would never end, even as thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded and sent to hospitals.

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What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?