Responding to Part Three and Four of The Wars

Responding to Part Three and Four of The Wars

After reading part three and four, I thought part three was much more significance than part four. Part three revealed much about the characteristics of Robert Ross and Rodwell, while part four was only written mostly about Lady Juliet’s experience and thoughts of Robert in the hospital.

Part three started off after the hit by a tarp into the camp Robert Ross located, which caused the surrounding mines to blow. When Rodwell went to check if the animals had survived after the blast had settled, I believed it symbolized something related to Robert, though I was not sure of its symbolism. The narrator stated that Robert was thinking, “…here is someone still alive. And the word alive was amazing.” (Part three, page 127) Robert realized the value of life and how fortunate it was for one to survive. Robert believed that being alive is already amazing enough when compared to the dead which surrounded him.

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