The sun appears and is a symbol to him that life will still go on and helps him to forget what he did and to move on. While the sun is out, Henry seems to forget about all of his fears of the war. "The sun sank until the slanted bronze rays struck the forest.There was silence save for the chanted chorus of the trees.A crimson roar came from the distance.The youth stopped. He was transfixed by this terrific medley of noises."(pg. 61-62) As soon as the sun went down, everything in nature seemed to change and therefore, the youth"s fears came back and he no longer knew what lay ahead. He didn"t know what was happening in the battle and that scared especially since he could not see it. Immediately when the sun came up, the youth"s fears seemed to disappear and he finally began to realize what war was really about. In the morning after the battle, the youth went to the battlefield and saw the many corpses that lay there. "A hot sun blazed upon the spot." The sun blazing down on the corpses showed the youth the tragedy that war caused. This scene enlightened him to the reality of war and helped him to become a man. The sun also showed the triumph of the war. "As another officer sped his horse after the first messenger, the general beamed upon the earth like a sun." This represents the triumph that the regiment felt when they held the enemy in battle. This showed the youth the glory that he was looking for in war. Henry was in the war to become a hero and feel that glory that he had always dreamed about. After he ran, he thought he would never reach that. "The separation was as great to him as if they had marched with weapons of flame and banners of sunlight. He could never be like them." Here, Henry was admiring an officer"s confidence and power that he so longed for, but thought he would never reach. He felt as if he was not worthy of them because of his running from battle and because he was afraid.