But Brother lacks any heavy handed moral of the story message, leaving you to judge things for yourself.  I've read that it angered people with its apparent amorality, because it does not explicitly condemn Danila's actions.  But I don't know.  I think there is a subtle "moral message" about sending a kid off to war (he obviously did not set out the war in HQ as a clerk.)  There's some sense that society, the war, the poverty, etc. has created this seemingly amoral person.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.