one thing i haven't seen mentioned is the thinly veiled 'let them eat cake' moment in this chapter.
tsuru and sengoku are in a cosy navy cafeteria having a meal. neither has known hunger since they joined the navy (so for most of their lives. tsuru has a well-fed granddaughter who also has a stable income as a marine). tsuru tells sengoku there's a country where a thousand people die of hunger every year...that people would do anything to get their families some food. sengoku doesn't express any compassion or sadness towards these people, he's only thinking about how this might have somewhat uncomfortable consequences for the navy. he then proceeds to bring up - well, no, not cake - rice crackers! we have a new snack available, garp would like it, wouldn't he? let's talk about the snacks we can eat, we, the protectors of the people!
tsuru and sengoku are in a cosy navy cafeteria having a meal. neither has known hunger since they joined the navy (so for most of their lives. tsuru has a well-fed granddaughter who also has a stable income as a marine). tsuru tells sengoku there's a country where a thousand people die of hunger every year...that people would do anything to get their families some food. sengoku doesn't express any compassion or sadness towards these people, he's only thinking about how this might have somewhat uncomfortable consequences for the navy. he then proceeds to bring up - well, no, not cake - rice crackers! we have a new snack available, garp would like it, wouldn't he? let's talk about the snacks we can eat, we, the protectors of the people!