1. part a: which statement best expresses the theme of

the poem?

o a young soldiers don't know what they're getting

into when they sign up for war.

ob children often make up a majority of the

casualties during a war.

o c child soldiers don't think through their actions

and often become victims of war.

o d military groups don't require their young soldiers

to be properly trained.

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?