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Character Analysis: All Quiet On The Western Front

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Joby is a young boy of just fourteen who is in the Civil war. He is scared and afraid because he is only a drummer boy and the other soldiers have weapons and armor to protect them. All Joby has is his drum and he doesn't feel that it will protect him from what it is ahead. The general inspires Joby to overcome his fears and walk bravely onto the battlefield. At the beginning of the story Joby is solemn and scared. He fears what is to come in the battle the next day and does not think his drum is good enough to protect him. Joby's worries cause everything to blur together, "A moth brushed his face, but it was peach blossom. A peach blossom flicked him, but it was a moth. Nothing stayed put. Nothing had a name. Nothing was as it once
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