What strategy does the author use to express his own feelings about the war?
By showing how easily the enemy surrendered, he
expresses his belief that the enemy is cowardly.
By explaining in detail the approach of American
troops, he expresses the great pride he feels in their
victory.
By describing the departure of the prisoners, he
expresses his own doubts about the war.
By pointing out that the Mexican troops did not
understand what the war was about, he expresses
his frustration.

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the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.