the 7th post...

I was very pleasantly surprised with this section of the book. The plotline actually started to pick up, and The General started to develop into more of an interesting character. Well I should rephrase that-more information and details were revealed about The General that made him seem like a more interesting character. On one of the nights on his journey out of town, The General and some of his officers played an entertaining game. However, this time, it wasn't entertaining for The General. He says, "I don't see how you can waste your time playing such a boring game" (63). I think this is very representative of his decline from a sharp, witty young general, to the sick man that he is. I think it is also a form of foreshadowing, in that he shows the reader a sign that The General is in his decline. That is why I predict that after this, The General will continue to slowly continue downhill until he passes away.