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It states, "history screams into the night/but it sounds too much like the wind.". People's ignorance of past and present suffering is said to be covered by the sounds of the wind, which helps connect to how no one can hear those who are screaming overtop of the loudness of other conversations. History yet taught so much is yet to be fully recognized, especially regarding mistakes made. Giving history human emotions helps to realize how people just want it to be heard and the anger it causes that no one …show more content…

This, I believe, helps portray and almost convey the emotion in the reader to help imagine the feeling of losing something that you made yourself and took lots of time and effort, showing that love isn't just an emotion that can cause happiness, but also can cause grief at the same time.
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