Which sentences in these excerpts reflect the common theme of soldiers' reluctance to talk about their war experiences?

A) She knew about the war; she knew I'd been a soldier.

B) It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while

C) This is why I keep writing war stories

D) If they had been reticent men it would have been different, but some of them were talkers and some were even boasters

E) They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore

F) Only recently have I found what seems to be a reasonable explanation, and the answer is simple

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Taniya Chapman

24 February, 09:30

Which sentences in these excerpts reflect the common theme of soldiers' reluctance to talk about their war experiences?

A) She knew about the war; she knew I'd been a soldier.

B) It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while

C) This is why I keep writing war stories

D) If they had been reticent men it would have been different, but some of them were talkers and some were even boasters

E) They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore

F) Only recently have I found what seems to be a reasonable explanation, and the answer is simple

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Lea Osborn · Answer 1

I think that the sentences that portray a common theme of reluctance of soldier in telling their war stories would be letters B, E, and F. Letter B's statement gave it away with the word 'difficult'. Letter E's idea was concretely evident in the phrase 'suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore', and Letter F seems like it talks about why soldier's don't talk much about their experiences.