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What quote in kamikaze relates to poppies to show the emotional effect of conflict

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A good quote from Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland that relates to Poppies by Jane Weir in showing the emotional effect of conflict is:
"He must have wondered which had been the better way to die." (Kamikaze)
This links to Poppies because both poems explore the emotional cost of war, particularly on families. In Poppies, the mother grieves the loss of her son, whether metaphorically (as he grows up and leaves) or literally (if he has died in war). Similarly, in Kamikaze, the pilot’s choice to return home results in social and emotional death, as his family rejects him. Both poems highlight how conflict extends beyond the battlefield, deeply affecting those left behind.
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