The Wars Quotes

"Robert Ross was no Hitler. That was his problem."

Lacks capacity for violence

"This was not an act of anger - but an act of charity."

Sparing innocent

"If an animal had done this - we would call it mad and shoot it."

Loss of humanity

Marian Turner- "war was never, never, never going to end - that night, I thought: I am ashamed to be alive. I am ashamed of life. And I wanted to offer some way out of life - I wanted grace for Robert Ross."

Lose faith in humanity, Roberts sensitive nature seen by others

"Revenge"...her rabbits had survived her.

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"...sending love to anyone. It seemed unmanly."

Break from true self

"...heaven-sent chance to become a man."

Grow out of sensitive nature

Levitt- "You weren't a real soldier unless you were in jeopardy."

Rob

Truly a soldier bc ashes on his fingers

Gave war meaning if can see the men who wore blue scarves and grey mittens like your own

Danger is glorified, violence makes it real, risk deems it significant

Familiarity in violence. Ordinary people

Their greatness lies in their response to that moment.

(General human condition)- humans only act with what they know in the present

Bates- "greatest terror of war: what you didn't know of the men who told you what to do"

Trust,

"firing his gun in the woods at a young tree...He destroyed it absolutely"

"he had a great deal of violence inside and sometimes it emerged"

Violent in private moments

"What are soldiers for?"

Protectors of life

"We shall not be taken."

One with animals, true to innocent nature

It was for her her learned to run

Dedication to Rowena

Envied him because he could go away and surround himself with space

Jealous of soldier