Love of a burden for Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, who was the main character. This negative aspect of love was not present in the start but Lieutenant Cross was able to realize this by the end of the story. His love for Martha had always been a fantasy. He was aware of the fact that his love wasn’t returned but he still worried about her relationships with her men and her virginity. He regretted about the things he had done in the past and wished to change them for the better. His constant obsession for her and his knowing of the truth that his obsession will not have a positive outcome proves that his love is a burden. Also, when one of his men died, he realizes that he had been neglecting his role as a leader because of his “love life”. This was not only a burden for him but also his men. In the text it says “and now Ted Lavender was dead because he loved her so much and could not stop thinking about her.” This shows his guilt or the heavy weight in his heart for his lack of responsibility. By the very end, he thinks to himself, “He would dispense with love; it was not now a factor.”
Anyone imagines about their fate in war, and it can really change the way people think and see things. In the story it describes that “Imagination was a killer.” When Strunk was chosen for the tunnel duty, the rest of his “buddies” had to just sit and wait, half expecting a scream, but hoping for him to come back with all four limbs. As they waited for him, all sorts of thoughts went through their heads about possibilities and different situations. They were scared and worried and their imaginations added to the effect. It can really control you. Like the situation in the story, if the imaginations were unpleasant, it can really come to pressure and burden people since there is always something at the back of people’s minds that makes them uncomfortable and worry until they break down emotionally.
No comments:
Post a Comment