Analysis

Death As a Means of Character Development War changes people. It is the same every time, in every movie, every story, and every book. People are one way before they go to war, then they change, and in most cases, they cannot change back. We all have our lives. We have our houses and apartments, dorm rooms, and fraternity or sorority rooms. We have our jobs and our families, classes and responsibilities. Now imagine suddenly …

…will always be the same. Death, death of the innocent and death of the guilty, destruction of cities and towns, entire countries even, will eat away at the unfortunate souls of those fighting; bending and warping their minds until they are no longer the same people that entered the dark situation. This is the greatest burden for people in war, but after destruction, we at least have a fresh canvas from which we can rebuild.