Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Chapter 19 (RBoC)

Henry is disoriented at the beginning of the charge, but then gets over it. The narrator describes Henry to look like an insane soldier during the charge. Without knowing it, Henry is in the front of the charge and a lot of soldiers are getting killed. While running towards the enemy Henry seemed to notice everything and understand, except why he was involved in the charge. People kept dying, and Henry still can't understand why he is there. The pace of the charge is tiring a lot of the soldiers out. Once they are close, they start to slow down and look around and notice that most of their regiment is either injured or dead. The lieutenant bursts on the scene and tells them that they gotta keep going. Then Wilson fired his rifle into the woods and that woke everyone up.
The regiment moved as one single unit, slowing down to reload and find their bearings. They get to the trees, and the lieutenant can't stop swearing. He gets Henry's attention and tells him that they must cross the lot because they can't stay in their current position. Henry sort of challenges the lieutenant to charge and he and Henry charge with Wilson close behind.
While charging, the color sergeant (guy who carries the flag) dies and Wilson takes the flag from him and he and Henry continue charging.

Response- I thought the lieutenant was right next to them.... hmm. I'm proud of Henry for not running in the other direction. As always, GO WILSON!

Symbols-
*The flag~ To Henry, it's a goddess of beauty, fills him with hope, and will hopefully save lives.

Question- How exactly did the lieutenant die?

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