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What are Misha's feelings about the parades in Milkweed?

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I believe that this question is asking about events that occur in chapter 5. Misha mistakenly thinks that he is in a race, and he bursts through a thick crowd of people to see endless columns of Jackboots. Misha is the story's narrator, and he tells us that the Jackboots in their parade formation were "magnificent." He is in awe of the black and shiny boots. He is awestruck at how beautiful the boots are—to watch as the men move the boots through the high kicking march maneuvers.

Misha isn't wrong. That many soldiers working in perfect unison together is an awe inspiring sight; unfortunately, Misha doesn't understand the future repercussions of what the Jackboot presence means. Uri will inform Misha in the next chapter that the friendly face the Jackboots put on is nothing but a facade. They actually hate people like Uri and Misha.

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