Henry is in disbelief and can't believe that they had won the battle again. He feels anger and that he was betrayed by the rest of the arm. Why didn't they run with him? Why didn't they try to save themselves? Henry begins to pity himself and moves further into thicker woods, as if to bury himself, to get rid of all the noises. Henry then sees a squirrel and throws a pine cone at it, and is finally satisfied. The squirrel ran away, showing him it's just nature to run away from fears and when being attacked. After this, Henry continues to wander, finding himself almost into a swamp. He wanders some more, and is horrified and what he finds. He finds a dead soldier, his blue uniform faded to a sort of green, his red lips faded to yellow, and ants covering his face. He runs away, afraid to have his back to the corpse. He thinks that if he turns his back, it will somehow come after him and attack him.
Symbols:
- The Dead Soldier: I think that the dead soldier reflects what could become of Henry. Maybe the soldier also ran, because of that he ran out of food and water supply, dying.
Question:
- After seeing the dead soldier, will Henry return to camp? If he does, what will happen to him for running?
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