Why does Jack join the Army? Why does Jack feel so strongly about fighting the Germans? Why is it important to the plot that Jack is Jewish? Would Jack have done the same thing if he had been another religion? How does Jack get into the Army? How old is he? What might happen if someone found out the truth? Why is Jack's brother not able to join the Army?

Why does Jack not tell his family where he is going? Why does Jack not write to his mother? Why does Jack not call home? Why does Jack not go home when he has his furlough? Why does Jack tell Chuckie that his mother is dead, that he has no siblings, and that his father is in Alaska? Why does Jack never tell Chuckie the truth? Why does Jack tell Stan the truth?

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