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Editha

In the beginning Editha is war hungry. She wants her country to go to war, and she wants George to go and fight. Even though the author doesn’t give the age of Editha, I believe she acts very childish, and immature. I understand loving your country and wanting to fight for it, but one must also realize the danger that comes along with it. She is obsessed with her country and fighting for it. She puts an ultimatum on George. He is unsure of the war, and unsure of fighting in it, but she constantly pushes him to go. She even evolves God in it. Saying “God meant it to be war� (273). She is speaking of it, as if it was a “Holy War�. This is not the case, and George does not buy into it, but she keeps pushing him. The ultimatum comes when he says “I’ll come back to supper, if you’ll let me. Perhaps I shall bring you a convert� (272). She replies with “Well, you may come back, on that condition� (272). She is putting “if, and only if� requirements on......

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