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[Spoiler Alert] Why do you think the author decided to add the rape scene? Does it add anything to the characters' arcs? Does it propel the plot forward? Does anything result from that scene? Frau Elena, Jutta, and the other three girls were already obviously miserable. The reader has already experienced the cruelty of war. Why was the rape scene necessary?

Amanda I think it had a lot to do with "entropy" which kept coming up in Werner's life. He learns that the disorder of a system will always increase and can …moreI think it had a lot to do with "entropy" which kept coming up in Werner's life. He learns that the disorder of a system will always increase and can only decrease if the disorder of another system also increases. When Werner is in Russia he sees the disorder of war, the chaos it creates. I think this is reflected well in the rape scene because it shows that the war created "entropy" in more than just Russia, but in Germany and France as well.(less)

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