In today's media-engulfed world, it seems that if a company wishes to make any sort of profit, it needs to advertise half-naked women before its customers will become even remotely interested in the product. One can see it in music videos as well. Turn on Much Music and there's a good chance you'll be overwhelmed by a rap video featuring a number of scantily clad women dancing around men with expensive jewelry and cars. One …
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…men I had seen die, Broadbent dies like a little boy too - weeping, calling for his mother" (265). A very caring, motherly image is portrayed in these scenes. While many of the girls are portrayed as a tease for the vulnerable soldiers, there is still a warm, affectionate image being portrayed by the author. This is understood through the feelings the soldiers have regarding the war and the companions that they meet along their journeys.