Question

Why do you think Hillenbrand describes what the airmen fear in such detail? What does it help the reader understand about Louie and the men he served with?

Answer 1

Answer:

It knowing the airmen's fears it enable us to identify on a basic or normal level.

With books that are good, the reader wants to recognize strongly with the characters.

Explanation:

With good books, the reader wants to strongly recognize with the characters, so good writers highlights certain traits they feel will resonate with others.

In Seabiscuit, Hillenbrand made  characters strong around the horse who were examples of  fears and universal hopes  common to most of us.

In the crucible of war, actions are heightened by the see-sawing emotions brought on by death and life experiences.

By understanding the airmen’s fears in greater depth makes us to identify on a very basic level. The airmen are of each on dissimilar but universal in their fears of death and what it means to themselves, their families and comrades.