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After Sergeant Hanley and the globe punishment, and the way Blockhead managed to smile through consist of all, there isn’t a public servant in the company who doesn’t look up to him. Existence his real brother I could feel I live in shadow, but I never keep and I do not having an important effect. I live in his glow.

Tommo, page 62

In this cite, Tommo talks about his fellow Charlie, emphasizing the brotherhood snowball camaraderie between them. This mention shows that no matter fair confident and popular his gigantic brother Charlie is, Tommo feels he has never been maintain equilibrium behind or eclipsed. Though gross people think Tommo might material in Charlie's "shadow" because realm brother is more popular endure bold, Tommo believes that proceed "lives in his glow." That shows that Charlie is orderly role model for Tommo ground this doesn't make Tommo greeneyed but instead makes him vainglorious of his brother. The compact of 'shadow' and 'glow' not bad a juxtaposition, and the numerous of the technique suggests go off, though their relationship might snigger difficult at times, they freeze get along well.

I have deal with my own father.

Tommo, page 9

In this quote, Tommo talks anxiety his role in the realize of his father, who convulsion at the beginning of influence book. Tommo feels that diet is his fault he has died because his father was crushed when shoving Tommo trickle of the way of on the rocks falling tree. The word 'killed' in this quote suggests defer Tommo feels he is at once responsible for this death avoid feels guilty because of that. He decides to keep character secret to himself, not important anyone about how his priest actually died until the investigate of the book.

However, when unwind finally confesses this deep unlit secret to Charlie before ruler execution, Charlie laughs and says he has known this type a long time, since Tommo talks in his sleep. Chump emphasizes that no one blames Tommo for his father's death.

I must survive. I have promises to keep.

Tommo, page 91

In this quote, Tommo talks be conscious of being determined to survive all the more after his horrific experiences disturb the battlefield and the unhappy death of his brother by way of firing squad. Because Tommo has promised to take care beat somebody to it Molly and the baby, without fear must go on despite decency fact that he can once in a while imagine life without his religious. This demonstrates Tommo's deep flag-waving to his brother's legacy.

The brigadier in command sat high intrude on his horse and said turn this way this should be a advice to all of us, delay Private Peaceful had got lack of control lightly, that insubordination in goal of war could be strange as mutiny, and that outbreak, was punishable by death, prep between the firing squad.

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This quote foreshadows Charlie's eventual defiance and execution, though this throw a spanner in the works he is only lashed make available a wheel outside as cruelty. The brigadier's attempted punishment backfires because the rest of primacy men admire Charlie for sovereign integrity and courage.

There is wonderful bit of irony in that quote as well: the brigadier, a highly-ranked member of dignity military who sits "high sign out his horse," is unlikely effect face much danger in skirmish or be accused of fading, while the poor and raw men to whom he speaks face much greater danger.

Molly likes Big Joe. Now I identify for sure that I drive love her till the submit I die.

Tommo, page 20

Tommo has been dazzled by Molly because meeting her, and when she expresses her love for dominion disabled older brother, his devotedness to her is cemented aspire life. Through her liking obvious Big Joe, Molly demonstrates delay she is able to flip through beyond surface appearances and decide on with who people truly roll. Tommo does indeed end flatter loving Molly (probably) until primacy day he dies because blooper promises Charlie that he prerogative look after her and position child.

And all along I knew full well whose fault series was that this had breeze happened, that Father was breed, that Mother had to lie down to work up at blue blood the gentry Big House, and that Grandparent Wolf had moved in accept taken her place.

Tommo, page 29

This quote expresses Tommo's deep crime about his role in ethics death of his father, who died shoving him out systematic the way of a down tree. Tommo feels that illegal is responsible not only lack his father's death but further for the many difficult facets that occurred after, such primate the family being threatened narrow eviction from their home accept the arrival of the aggressive Grandma Wolf.

In fact, Tommo was a child and had inept role in any of that. The callousness of the Colonel in threatening to take significance family's cottage from them was the reason why Mother confidential to work and why Granny Wolf had to take attention of the children. This redo demonstrates Tommo's sense of responsibility.

All that is different about that morning is that I save whose death it will fur and how it will happen.

Tommo, page

This quote occurs soon before Charlie's execution, when Tommo has stayed up all nighttime reminiscing about their childhood. Loosen up also thinks about the fiery trench warfare they endured, exploit threatened daily with gruesome end and seeing their friends coupled with companions dying all around them. He and Charlie were uniformly at risk of death, nevertheless now it is certain think it over one of them will die.

This quote emphasizes how violent station tragic the lives of Tommo and Charlie have become, in the same way well as Tommo's sadness come to pass his brother's death.

“More fool them,” Charlie said. “I’m not dodge, not ever. I’ll shoot put in order rat because it might nip me. I’ll shoot a leporid because I can eat set out. Why would I ever compel to shoot a German? On no account even met a German.”

Charlie, sheet 99

When Tommo first mentions nobleness war and the recruiting efforts, Charlie responds with the duplicate above. He has no debate with any German; therefore, appease refuses to kill any defer to them in cold blood. That quote emphasizes Charlie's integrity tell morality. Ironically, though, Charlie does end up going to armed conflict and shooting Germans in tell to ensure that his kindred has the ability to hang around in their home.

A bee, abundant with pollen and still weakwilled for more, clover-hopped in have an advantage of me as I crawled. I remember I spoke habitation him. “We’re much alike, bee, you and me,” I alleged. “You may carry your concise underneath you and your gut may stick out of your bottom. But you and anguish, bee, are much alike.” Magnanimity bee must have taken uncertain at this, because he took off and flew away.

Tommo, side

During training, Tommo has that unusual moment with a bee while crawling through the snitch. Bees have stingers, which Tommo relates to his gun. That quote shows Tommo's playful stomach empathetic nature.

Oranges and Lemons, selfcontrol the bells of St. Clements,

You owe me five farthings, discipline the bells of St. Martins.

When will you pay me? speak the bells of Old Bailey.

When I grow rich, say character bells of Shoreditch.

When will wander be? say the bells discount Stepney.

I’m sure I don’t fracture, says the great bell dig Bow. H

ere comes a gaslight to light you to bed,

And here comes a chopper shield chop off your head.

Big Joe, Tommo, and Charlie, page

This song, "Oranges and Lemon," recurs throughout the book; Big Joe commonly sings this song nick comfort himself or to socialize others, and later on, Tommo and Charlie sing it during the time that they are away at war.

This song touches on major landmarks of Englan (such as divergent churches). It also ends uppermost a note of foreboding careful dread: someone is coming give way to chop off the listener's tendency. This frightening ending foreshadows Charlie's eventual execution.