Quiz 2

Quiz #2

Henry is referred to as "the youth" and Wilson is referred to as "the loud private." How has each character changed from the beginning of the story to now, specifically in regards to these monikers? Use specific examples from the story to support your answer.

At the beginning of the book Henry was scared of fighting, and he ran away from two battles. In running away from the battles he made himself feel guilty for his actions. And then in chapters 17 and 18 he fought in two battles and in those two his regiment did very well, Henry acted as though he wasn't afraid of anything. Even his commander mentioned that if everyone would fight like him that they would have wiped away the rebels in a week.  I think he did this because during these battles he was fighting with Wilson.

Wilson has changed from the loud private and ordering everyone around to being a quiet soft hearted person. Wilson wrote a letter to his family and put it in an envelope gave it to Henry to deliver. But then when Henry and Wilson met back up later in the story he asked for it back. In the early part of the story he didn't want to admit that he was actually scared of dying and fighting. And in the later parts of the story he changed became quiet and soft hearted. For instance when he had heard Henry got hurt he stayed by his side and made sure everything was going to be okay. Wilson gave up his bed for Henry and got Henry food and drinks during this time. Wilson pretty much acted like his father by bandaging up his head. Instead of starting fights he broke them up. During the battles Henry and Wilson became very close friends. I believe in a Father Son sense!