15. Why do the men change their minds about killing each other? The most obvious answer is that they no longer have as much to lose. Faced with a miserable death in the woods, trapped under a fallen tree, there is no longer a reason to hate each other. When one man, Ulrich, finally makes a gesture of kindness, offering Znaeym the flask and promising not to have him killed if the occasion arises, their rivalry melts away.
"The argument that the other man uses to convince the narrator is persuasive argument. What he learns depends on the outcome of the situation. If it's bad, then he'd learn to know both sides of the story before picking sides."
