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2. Comprehension Check

Focusing on the main ideas

Frank joined the . Army during World War II, and frequently exchanged letters with Polly, his wife. Frank, away in England,

wrote about his longings for home and his feelings towards Polly and Dee, their toddler daughter, while Polly described in

detail her life at home and expressed her concern over the war, as well as the loneliness she endured from the long

separation. They wrote about their love for each other and comforted each other with the expectation for their reunion in the

future. Tragically, however, Frank was killed in the Normandy landing operation on D-Day.

Digging into detail

1. He was very bitter that he was not going to be by her side while

she grew up.

2. He believed it was God’s will whether he would be one of the assault

troops and whether he would survive the fighting. What he would do was to trust God.