Aidan's class watched a French movie about children at war with each other. He doesn't remember the title, but thinks it is something like, "La Guerre des Enfants." Near the end of the movie, a large snow fort collapsed on a pet dog and the dog appeared to have died.
Aidan was struck by this event and told me about it after school. I could tell by the twitch in his eye that he was sympathizing and certainly moved.
He seemed to deliberate over this scene throughout the weekend. He was emotionally low and frequently mentioned that he misses Jazz, she was his best friend, and he's lonely without her.
On Monday at lunchtime, while we were driving back to school after Aidan's podiatrist appointment, Aidan surmised, "The dog had to die, so the children would learn that war only causes fighting, suffering and death. So don't do it."
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