When leaving for war, Robert senses all of his childhood in the mist around him, " the mist was filled with rabbits and Rowena and his father and his mother and the whole of his past life---birth and death and childhood. ... (p.85) Harris tries to persuade Robert that human beings have a close connection with the animals, "Everyone who's born has come from the sea. ... (p.148) After getting raped, Robert burns Rowena's picture. Rowena, representing innocence, has no place into the violent world, which Robert has entered, "This was not an act of anger---but an act of charity."(p.195) ...

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• Grade Level: High School