A way in which Dan and Billie differ in personality or behavior is how they communicate which suggests that the brothers actually care about each other despite their fighting. Through out the story Dan communicates more openly while Billie tends to be quieter. At the beginning of the story Billie is talking about soldiers to his brother Dan who quickly tells him to be quiet and insults him (Crane 221). This kind of communication is often how siblings talk to each and suggests they have a normal relationship as brothers. A little later in the story the narrator describes that Billie decides to “refrain from speaking to him” (224). Siblings also try to make a point or fight with each other through ignoring each other. Although throughout
