The Civil War was the bloodiest war ever fought on American Soil in which 600 people died in everyday occurrences and only 1 in 4 people have a chance of living through the massacre of events that took place. Until now, the wounded Confederate Soldier, Inman, struggles to attempt to reunite with Ada but has to battle out the encounters of the many life threatening situations. The encounters he face are foreshadowed through symbolism of the black crows which are mentioned throughout the story representing an ambiguous symbol and known as an omen for death and show an appearance in the many crucial moments that endure Inman inevitable fate. The crows also reveal the symbolism between the natures of Inman in their representation of resourcefulness,
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“He had grown so used to seeing death, walking among the dead, sleeping among them, numbering himself calmly as among the near dead, that it seemed no longer dark and mysterious. He feared his heart had been touched by the fire so often that he might never make a civilian again” p.180. These lines come in the middle of the novel, from the chapter “to live like a gamecock,” in which Inman barely survives execution at the hands of Confederate soldiers. The quote reveals that he has seen death so much that it is a regular for him and feels as if everyone he meets is associated, not just people who fight in the war. There is no doubt that his mindset is changed and he may have feared that he may be the one whose life was taken next. Death was so common to Inman that his feelings towards death wasn’t as surprising or significant as others due to his experience around it. An example of is when Teague orders Pangle to hold his hat in front of his face before the guards shoot both him and Stobrod, then soon after Inman finds the camp where they both die. These were people that he knew due to his relation with Ruby Thewes being close to Ada and shows that the people that he has connections with are experiencing death all around him. The crow had been symbolized through the omen of death that it perceives. Initially, the crow represents the darkness and death of the people that he encounters throughout the story, but also shown as his own gloomy
“He had grown so used to seeing death, walking among the dead, sleeping among them, numbering himself calmly as among the near dead, that it seemed no longer dark and mysterious. He feared his heart had been touched by the fire so often that he might never make a civilian again” p.180. These lines come in the middle of the novel, from the chapter “to live like a gamecock,” in which Inman barely survives execution at the hands of Confederate soldiers. The quote reveals that he has seen death so much that it is a regular for him and feels as if everyone he meets is associated, not just people who fight in the war. There is no doubt that his mindset is changed and he may have feared that he may be the one whose life was taken next. Death was so common to Inman that his feelings towards death wasn’t as surprising or significant as others due to his experience around it. An example of is when Teague orders Pangle to hold his hat in front of his face before the guards shoot both him and Stobrod, then soon after Inman finds the camp where they both die. These were people that he knew due to his relation with Ruby Thewes being close to Ada and shows that the people that he has connections with are experiencing death all around him. The crow had been symbolized through the omen of death that it perceives. Initially, the crow represents the darkness and death of the people that he encounters throughout the story, but also shown as his own gloomy