Quiz 2

Henry is referred to as "the youth" and Wilson is referred to as "the loud private." How has each character changed from the beginning of the story to now, specifically in regards to these monikers? Use specific examples from the story to support your answer.
- At the beginning of the book, Henry is known as the youth and Wilson is " the loud private." I think Henry is called the youth because he is very young and hasn't really done anything great to prove to the rest of the regiment that he is a man. Wilson is called the " loud private" because he is loud and obnoxious and very full of himself. He pretty much tells Henry at the beginning of the book that he thinks he could defeat the entire enemy on his own; he thinks he is indestructible.
Wilson and Henry really change a lot and in the end are regarded as men. I think this is because of all the great things that they eventually did in the battles. Wilson fires the first shot in the battle when everyone else was scared. Henry takes over the position of flag bearer when their flag bearer is shot. He goes to the front and carries the flag. The Liuetenant tells the commander that they are great men and that they should be moved up to a commanding position. Then in the end they both capture the enemies flag. The rest of the men sort of look up to them and yet the don't let it get to there heads. They also show a lot of respect to the veterans. They arrived to the battlefield young boys, and left men.