When you first meet Henry, he is a young, eighteen year old boy who just enlisted into the military. At first he is very excited and is fighting but the reality of war quickly sinks in. It’s interesting to see how he reacts to this because death is a huge factor when it comes to fighting in a battle. One of the best parts in this story is seeing how he changes the emotions of guilt and fear into confidence and strength. At first when he leaves the “tattered soldier” out in the field he does not think anything about it but shortly after he realizes exactly what he did. This ignites a fire inside of him that can not be stopped. It was great to see him go from scared and running away from war to being considered one of the best soldiers in his regiment and becoming the color
When you first meet Henry, he is a young, eighteen year old boy who just enlisted into the military. At first he is very excited and is fighting but the reality of war quickly sinks in. It’s interesting to see how he reacts to this because death is a huge factor when it comes to fighting in a battle. One of the best parts in this story is seeing how he changes the emotions of guilt and fear into confidence and strength. At first when he leaves the “tattered soldier” out in the field he does not think anything about it but shortly after he realizes exactly what he did. This ignites a fire inside of him that can not be stopped. It was great to see him go from scared and running away from war to being considered one of the best soldiers in his regiment and becoming the color