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results are inconclusive as to whether the Swedish or Norwegian covers are farthest from the originals . The war seems to be less salient on the book covers of the Norwegian target texts , especially concerning the titles , which are much freer in relation to the American source text . It could be argued that the war was still a painful memory in Norway at the time , and that the publisher has tried to brand the novels differently in order to attract more readers . It is clear that certain elements appear to have been omitted , highlighted , changed , or even added to the cover images by the Norwegian and Swedish publishers in order to make the books more appealing to their readers .
Bearing these results in mind , one must still note that although Cherry is in the army and the war is a major theme in some of the books , Cherry is first and foremost a nurse . In fact , she has to remind herself on several occasions that she is also a soldier . There is never any sign of the war being portrayed as something good . Cherry goes to war because she has to . In the military , Cherry often finds it hard to adapt to the strict rules and to make her superiors listen when she has something important to say . She is always guided by her sense of right and wrong and , ultimately , she always makes the right decisions�decisions that her superiors also approve of . These aspects of the Cherry books , namely her desire to care for the sick and wounded , and her sense of right and wrong , are always translated in full in both the Norwegian and Swedish target texts . It is clear that Cherry ’ s own identity and aspirations always transcend the topics of war and patriotism .
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