Fourth Post

The characterization of Paul in this section is very good. The author uses Paul's leave to give the reader a lot more information about him. For example, I learn a lot about his background. I learned about his family his home town and how he deals with authority. I found out that his mom is a lot more loving than his dad. His dad doesn't really show his love for Paul, he just boasts to his friends that his son is in the military, fighting on the front. This ends up on Paul loving his mom much more than his dad. Paul's leave also shows his view on the war. Being a soldier on the front line, many people ask him how it is fighting. He tells the reader that he doesn't want to talk about it because if he puts the images he sees into words, then he would never be able to escape them. This is the exact opposite then what I have heard you should do. I have heard that you should express what you have seen to your love ones, or else you might end up getting PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Because of this, I predict that when Paul comes back from the war for good, he will develop PTSD. When you die there is speculation that "your life flashes before your eyes". I thought of this and wondered what a soldier would see. I created this "mosaically" that I think a soldier would see right before he dies.