Furthermore, Samuel examines how glorified soldiers for their service while Owen clarifies the desire for attention is not worth risking one’s life. The soldiers assume that war will be easy, so they picture themselves victorious. After they defeat the opponent they will arrive “arrive home from war, bronzed heros … submerged in golden seas of glory” (Twain). Being a “bronzed hero” conveys that the society places soldiers on a pedestal to flaunt them similarly to a trophy in a case -- the soldiers are the community’s prized possessions. During the soldier’s celebration, they are “submerged in golden seas of glory”. The town gives the fighters an abundance of worship for their service that led to victory. The townspeople drown the soldiers in
