With reference to "Girls at War" and the other story, highlight the element of short stories and prose fiction.

One element of a short story is its limited use of characters. In Girls at War, the two main characters are Gladys and Reginald. A second element is that of the goal of the main character(s), which in this case is the goal of survival. Another element can be found in terms of the story's narrator, which in a short story is confined to one perspective. In addition, the short story generally consists of an abrupt ending, which in the case of Girls at War, results in the dropping of a bomb, Gladys and the soldier's death, and Reginald regaining consciousness alone.