Animal Farm Reinhard's Relationship

The most important way in which Reinhard is able to stay connected to his humanity is with the connection he shares with his wife. The deep love that he has for his wife drives him to continue his fight to survive. He has constant visions of her during times of extreme peril and wants nothing more than to make it home to her. For example as Reinhard is being pursued by enemy soldiers in the square, he sees her face in the distance as he flees, the narrator states, “The war machine was descending upon him like a cruel curtain and somewhere far beyond it, where the streets opened outward like canyons of deliverance, was the small, beloved face of his wife.” (Boll 49), furthermore, as “He lurched in despair, near to surrender, heading up the street