Animal Farm

"Yes, they give the Battalions in the front line as mich as they can but the ones in the back are very short. They have eaten all the Austrians' potatoes and chestnuts from the woods. THey ought to feed them better. We are big eaters. I am sure there is plenty of food. It is very bad for the soldiars to be short of food. Have you ever noticed the difference it makes in the way you think?" "Yes." I said. "It can't win a war but it can lose one."
This passage expresses the importance of food, especially during the time of war. The reiteration of similar sentences expressing the need for more food, brings a reality of one of the hards...