The theme that Barthelme has written about is that nuclear warfare is childish and stupid. ... The fact that the narrator is going crazy is because of this war that is going on. Barthelme is showing his readers that nuclear war is hard on the mind and is a silly and stupid thing to be involved in. ... He writes about this in the game, his theme is of how childish society acts by getting involved into nuclear warfare. Elements of Literature. ...

• Word Count: 400
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The rest of the world rejoiced as the most destructive war in the history of mankind came to an end. Over the course of the next forty years, these two bombings, and the nuclear arms race that followed them would, come to have a direct or indirect effect on almost every man, woman and child on this earth, including the people in the United States. ... After the war, the first real piece of literature about the bombings came in 1946. ... That is was an act of war to end the war as quickly and as easily as possible, and to save more lives in the long run. ...

• Word Count: 650
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School