Archetype? Symbol? Either of those could work
Answer:
To Grandpa, the medicine bag represents his cultural heritage, his father, and his son. 16 At the end of the story, Martin puts the sacred sage—an aromatic plant—in his medicine bag. Why does he do this? It fulfills Grandpa's wish.
I don't see the passage, but an antagonist is a villain, or in other words a negative role.
"The war left a <em>legacy </em>full of pain and suffering"