The Wars, Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water

In the withstand the contends timothy uses the elements of humans, wind, fire and as double sided meanings were unmatchable is the challenge of warfare and virtuoso is the strategy Robert use the element to withhold him sane. If we look at earth for Roberts soldier side. We can see that it is always refereed to the mud, which was one of the soldiers greatest enemies. It caused many soldiers to drown as thoroughly as impenetrable down soldiers during artillery strikes. For Robertss form side we see how he frees Rodwells toad in the mud showing earths spirit side.The Earth at one point traps Robert making Robert have to assay free harder and harder faster and faster causing Robert to be temporary screen door from the gas. The earth also resembled Robertss love for nature since he used animals to resemble the people he knew to keep some sanity during the war this though led to Roberts blindness at the end of the war. Robert blinded himself so much in the belief that he used th is to save the horses, which was one of the first things he ever killed losing his innocence. I believe this was Roberts way of formulation he wanted his innocence back and wasnt able to keep the soldier face on any more.Finley also uses the air as an element for its life giving properties or the unluckiness of bringing deathly gases. During the war Robert uses the air to see his childhood the mist was filled with rabbits and Rowena and his father and his capture and the whole of his past lifebirth and death and childhood. He could fade them in and breathe them out. (p. 14). During the battles of war though Robert is constantly running and hiding from the air to live but at the same time everytime he breaths he remembers his home, Slithering over the craters rima pale blue fog appeared. Like a veil his catch mightve worn. (P. 137).From this I believe he uses the air to think for what he has to live for at home. He uses this to stay sane as well as give him something to live for i ncreasing his chances of survival. At the ending of the book they say you can see the air he his breathing which is Robert ultimately being home as his own sane self. For fire it is twain chaos as well as what brings back Roberts human side. In the barn Robert suffers serious burns to the face which is supposed to resemble his soldier face disappearing. After his time in the hospital Robert lives a normal life away from war where we can finally see him merry in a photo of him with his burnt face.