General Post #2

Journal Entry #2:

            In the beginning of chapter 8, Catherine gives Henry a St. Anthony when he goes off to the front. At first he does not wear the necklace, but is told that you should always wear your St. Anthony from Italian soldier because it brings peace and luck. Henry starts to wear his St. Anthony, but loses it after bring wounded. This represents that once he loses his St. Anthony after being wounded, that peace is not realistic in this point in the war; that war is very real, and luck of winning for the Italians it scarce. St. Anthony also represents purity that Henry has actually taken a hit as a soldier, and his masculinity has taken over from his childhood, leading to a sense of maturity.