The war prisoner relates to the caged birds in multiple ways. Physically, they are both confined. Emotionally, he may project his feelings of helplessness onto them. The birds' chirping could be a constant reminder of his own situation. He might also find solace in observing them, as they are the only living things around him that seem to understand his plight in a way. Their caged existence becomes a mirror of his own as a war prisoner.
The war prisoner could feel a sense of kinship with the caged birds. The birds' captivity reflects his own situation. He may envy their relative simplicity of existence while also feeling a connection to their lack of freedom. Their presence might also be a source of both pain and comfort to him, as they constantly remind him of his own state, but also offer some form of companionship in their shared trapped state.
Chapter 436, "Do You Remember Brother Daniu by Daming Lake?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Dean Yu's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Yu Li took the object that resembled a stone axe and weighed it in...
Chapter 402, "The Survival Game Officially Begins!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Shixu's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with What kind of face was it? and closes on That's fantastic, Captain, we're in the same dorm!" Upon seeing the....
Chapter 252, "To This Fanatic Fan, Please Calm Down a Bit", is the clearest early answer because it turns Lili's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from In fact, Jiang Yan's shirtless appearance this time was entirely...
Chapter 192, "He will definitely not let go of this detestable woman!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Cheng's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Jiang Shixu had never imagined that Jiang Cheng, who had been so...
Chapter 327, "Official Announcement Entering the Circle!", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Weibo into a new phase or setting. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Three hours later, the shoot was over, and Shen Lan personally picked...
Chapter 278, "Who Are These People Who Idolize Jiang Li?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Yan's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with People from the fan club also got word that Jiang Li was soon to...
Chapter 201, "Passing the Door Three Times without Entering", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Lili into a new phase or setting. Early on, The third time she passed by happened to be when she was rushing back....
Chapter 234, "Chasing Wind Youth", is the clearest early answer because it turns Good's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Given the vast mystical powers Jiang Li had displayed before, he was... and closes on His voice, intermittent and broken, came through the earpiece:....
Chapter 355, "She is My Only Sister", is the clearest early answer because it turns Brother Mu's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Luo must have checked lots of news about me these past few days, so...