Italy Jan. 2014 | Page 6

The theme of “War” is that it is human nature to deny certain truths. On page 864, a passenger said: "You should thank God that your son is only leaving now for the front. Mine has been sent there the first day of the war.” Each passenger cares for and mourns over their loved one fight at the front and they all have different ways to cope with it. The fat passenger said, “Everyone should stop crying; everyone should laugh, as I do...or at least thank God—as I do—because my son, before dying, sent me a message saying that he was dying satisfied at having ended his life in the best way he could have wished. That is why, as you see, I do not even wear mourning...” He is seen as a strong, smart, and uplifting character, but when the woman asks if his son is really dead, he sobs. He now realizes that his son is gone forever.