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As I was reading through AFTA tonight I was just overcome with the feeling of sadness.  Why you may ask? Well, I think all of Fredric's desensitization is finally starting to get to me.  Throughout tonights chapters, Fredric seems more and more removed and unable to sympathize with his comrades.  Although there are many examples of his desensitization, I think the best example is on page 146 when he has this conversation with Rinaldi,
"This war is killing me Rinaldi said, "I am very depressed by it." He folded his hands over his knee. "Oh" I said.
"What's the matter? Can't I even have human impulses?" (146)
Perhaps Fredric's desensitization is simply a coping method...ideas?