Why is there a MONSTER in "IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD"?

I watched this beautiful but heart-breaking anime the other day but really didn't want to do a symbolic analysis of it. Then I came across this review:
• In This Corner of the World - Review | A B...
and decided to interpret that one element that puzzled the reviewer. Jonathan Pageau came in to aid:
• The Story of St. Christopher | Jonathan Pa...

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