How did the author decide to depict the boys' psychological resilience amidst brutality?
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How did the author decide to depict the boys' psychological resilience amidst brutality?
Did anyone else feel the story's ending left some questions about hope and redemption?
What inspired the setting of a rural Japanese village during wartime for this story?