Question

What can the reader infer from the following lines as they are used in chapter 27? “...I had seen nothing sacred, and the things that were glorious had no glory and the sacrifices were like the stockyards at Chicago if nothing was done with the meat except to bury it.”

Answer 1

The reader can infer that Henry does hate what the war does to people.He cares about innocent men , women and children dying .He sees no use in the sacrifices made by a whole nation under war in order to win.He sees no gain in the act of giving one´s life fot your country, to defend the nation´s ideals .He is against the idea of the war hero as the reality of war is different and it is sad.