Abstract: When Henry comes close to the campfire, a guy stops him a points a gun at him. Henry then realizes that it is Wilson, the loud solider. Wilson said that he thought Henry was killed in battle. Henry tells him that he got separated from the rest of the regiment and then got shot in the head. A corporal, named Simpson, hears Wilson and Henry and asks Wilson what is going on. Wilson says that Henry has come back. Simpson then says that if more people keep on returning like they have been all night, then the entire company will be back. Simpson then tells Henry to sit down. When Wilson is putting a badge on his head, he notices that it looks like he was hit on the head rather than shot. Henry then notices that everyone is pretty much sleeping and are sprawled out on the ground. Wilson then tells Henry to go to sleep and gives him blankets and coffee.
Response:Henry's actions by telling that he was shot in the head rather than hit is horrible. He is showing that he may not have the best of character. He would rather lie to make himself sound better than tell the truth. If I was Wilson and found out that Henry was lying, I would be pretty angry. Henry wants people to feel bad for him and think he was heroic when he really wasn't. He fled the battle and then another solider hit him on the side of the head when Henry was bothering him. Henry kind of shows that he feels guilty about lying when Wilson is talking about his wound, and Henry just sits there and messes with his button. Henry still should not have lied though even if he was scared of the others looking down upon him.
Characters: Simpson-corporal
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