In reference to the quote “We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.” (pg. 326)
This quote brings the meaning of war and how it is both physically and mentally draining. We read of all the bloody and brutal aspects of war and how painful and tiring it is. War has such a hard effect on both Elijah and Xavier. We being to see how hard war really is on Xavier to bear when Elijah begins to bring back skulls of the men he has killed and begins to enjoy killing men, brutally killing them. This also shows how war affected Elijah. Identity is also very relevant. Xavier begins to notice the change in Elijah's identity. He begins to leave his Cree language and speaks in European tongue frequently, happily and well. In general we learn that every solider in war has to fight two battles. The physical battle against man (man vs. man), and the forever enduring battle against themselves internally (man vs. self). We also learn that war has no sympathy. When you kill someone you can not live in the past or grief will over come you.
“We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.” (pg. 326)
Many don't know that war is mentally exhausting and focus more on the kinds of weapons that were used. It would be scary to survive the war only to find out that all your friends have died. If you come back, you will never be the same.
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