E.M Forsters analysis

In the beginning of the quote the authors portrays Henry Flemming as a war hero. Through out the quotation the fear factor starts to rise. It was the first time Henry had told what it really was like being in battle. At first he says, well I guess I was scared. The people who were attentively listening to the story started the listen even harder. Henry then says that he was pretty scared in the first battle. Then he follows with the sky falling down comment. The author is trying to say that being in war isn't orderly and heroic. Henry says that it was chaos and he thought that the sky was falling down upon him. Then he says, well of course I was scared. The author is trying to say that in your first battle most people aren't war heroes that heroically raise the flag upon the mountain top but instead they are terribly frightened. Henry's words described it all, "I thought the world was coming to an end."