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All Quiet on the Western Front: The Butterfly
00:00 - 01:56
1m 56s
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
metaphor

A tired, worn-down soldier sees a butterfly through the gaps in the sandbags that protect him. He is shot in the process of reaching for it.The butterfly represents the beauty of the world; beauty that war is not afraid to tarnish.

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