Which description BEST illustrates the author's attitude toward the effects of war on its participants? A. "On a rooftop near O'Connell Bridge, a Republican sniper lay watching. Beside him lay his rifle and over his shoulders was slung a pair of field glasses." B. "He was eating a sandwich hungrily. He had eaten nothing since morning. He had been too excited to eat." C. "(His eyes) were deep and thoughtful, the eyes of a man who is used to looking at death." D. "The sniper took another whiff and put out the cigarette. Then he swore softly and crawled away to his left."