"Sometimes the bravest thing on earth was to sit through the night and feel the cold in your bones." -pg. 141
Soldiers are trained. They are taught how to clean their weapons, how to fire them, how to march, and numerous other techniques. But when it comes to the waiting, that is not really something you can prepare for. They wait for danger for hours at a time, not being able to see in the dark. Sometimes they encounter the enemy and have to fight. But most of the time, they just wait, on attention, in fear. Then, when the threat is over, how could they just go back to normal? So I agree that bravery comes in the night. At least in the daytime when they are marching, they can see that enemy and know that they are more prepared. I felt this passage was profound because I have waited for something bad to happen. Obviously it wasn't profoundly life threatening like this, but my nerves were on high alert for hours afterwards.
check (are any of these entries analyzing literary techniques in use? At least 10 per novel were supposed to do so)
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