This hurt Benjamin because his wife had already died and now he wasn’t sure if he would be able to see his son again. After Gabriel left Benjamin said to the aunt, “I am losing my family.” Many fathers felt this way about their sons leaving for the war and many wives about their husbands. Along with wives losing husbands, children lost fathers. Every time someone left they never knew if that was going to be the final goodbye or if they would be able to come back home and I think the worst part was never
This hurt Benjamin because his wife had already died and now he wasn’t sure if he would be able to see his son again. After Gabriel left Benjamin said to the aunt, “I am losing my family.” Many fathers felt this way about their sons leaving for the war and many wives about their husbands. Along with wives losing husbands, children lost fathers. Every time someone left they never knew if that was going to be the final goodbye or if they would be able to come back home and I think the worst part was never