CHAPTER THREE.

Chapter three starts with Henry and the rest of the army still marching to their destination. Along the way, everyone is getting fed up and tired, so they start ditching stuff they don't need. Finally one day, it seems like their marching is finally worth something. They join up with some brigades and then one night while they were sleeping, they all got up and started running and didn't know why. Henry was trying to find out ways to escape, but couldn't think of anything. He expected to see a battle scene, but instead just saw people in the form of battle lines. Soon, he too, was in a line with others, and they began to march into the trees. As they continue to march in the forest, they see a dead man. Henry looks at him and continues to question himself. The men continued to march for awhile until finally they stopped at a place in the forest. Wilson started to complain with Henry and Jim started to yell at them. They ate and then went back to the battle field. Henry doesn't doubt himself anymore, instead, he thinks it would be better to just be killed. Henry forgets all about his plan about just dying when he sees the battlefield, he's astonished. He's in a gaze, but when he feels a hand on his shoulder, he snaps out of it. Wilson handed him a yellow envelope saying it was his first battle and his last, he expected himself to die, so he wanted Henry to give the contents of the yellow envelope to his family.

Symbols:

• Dead soldier: The dead soldier really fascinates Henry. It's after seeing him that Henry decides he would rather just be killed.
  
• The flag: I think that the flag could represent that they are fighting for a cause, they're country/what's right and just. The army isn't going to give up, they will continue fighting.

Motifs:

• Clean and dirty: The clean and dirty represents the veterans and the new members of the army. Henry notices how clean their hat are, while the veterans hats are faded and torn.

Question:

• During what war is the story taking place?