In the civil war novel Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen, within pages 52- 57, Nelson, a fellow soldier was wounded in the stomach. This made it difficult for him to fight or even breathe. Stomach wounds were known as untreatable injuries meaning that when a soldier got one they were practically left to die. When soldiers were super injured like in this situation and didn’t have enough strength to keep fighting, they had to be left on their own to die. In this case Charley did not follow this rule. Instead, he knelt down beside him to ask if he was okay. In addition to that, Charley reloaded his rifle for him to ensure his safety. Though this act of kindness was a risk on Charley’s part (not following the rules), I still think it was the right