This piece is very,very solemn and realistic. Yet its definetly something that young people need to hear to have a real taste of how someone who's lost a loved one in war can be affected. This piece is so intense that it should have a warning for the audience, because it's just that real. What really has the most powerful affect on this are the interviews with Lavinia. For instance such quotes like her hearing "I'm sorry to inform you" and then not being able to hear anything else, very powerful. She gives the piece all the exact detail that it needs. You can make a visualization for almost every scene they talk about. The music does add to the tone of the piece, however it really adds to the solemness. The author really does a good job of explaining the story, especially towards the ending where he says, "it's almost like a story that should have been written by shakespeare." I really felt alot of emotion while listening to this piece, at no point was my attention lost. This story is so strong that I dont think I'll ever forget it.