The Horrors Of War

In the book "Three Day Road" by Joseph Boyden, he does a good job explaining about what happens in the war. Boyden tells the accounts of two aboriginal men, Elijah and Xavier. When they enter the war they are both scared and dont know what to expect, but once they enter they realise that the war is not a very nice place. "That was their phantom sniper" Elijah says with awe "The one that killed Sean Patrick, he was hunting us too" ( Pg. 129) In this passage Elijah wants to sight in his rifle so he aims at a dead horse on the field. When he pulls the trigger a sniper shoots between them and Elijah cant see. Xavier trains his rifle over the spot and pulls the trigger, killing the phantom sniper. I really enjoyed this pat in the book because it is talking about the war and it is the first time Xavier shows that he can hold his own. What i mean by this is that without Xavier providing cover fire and killing the sniper, Elijah would have probably been shot due to his inability to see and shoot. This part in the book also gives Xavier a better reputation from the fellow Canadians and it seems like they respect him more.