Elijah Chapter 25 Analysis

In the end of Chapter 26, Elijah asks Xavier to "read" the shoulder blade of a dead German soldier and jokingly claims to eat human flesh. Xavier attempts to kill Elijah with an overdose of morphine, believing that Elijah has truly gone insane. The story then proceeds to the third day of traveling home by the river; Xavier begins to recognize the silhouette of his home. He uses the last needle of morphine. The flash back then continues on the battlefield where Elijah kept doing trench raids himself and received the medal. Elijah also tried flying in a fighter plane, but instead of freedom, he felt was the fear of death. They were sent to east of Amiens, and then moved to Canal du Nord after the victory. There, Lieutenant Breech wanted to execute