Private Peaceful 11

After the following bad news, Charlie as the older brother makes it his job to turn the situation around and make it into something positive. I admired his bravery and self discipline not to complain in order to save the feelings of his beloveds. Then to add more disappointment Tommo says that he is going and nothing will change his mind and that he could easily pass as seventeen. As much as I admire Tommo's courageousness I believe that he should of waited until he had to go and not voluntarily potentially sacrifice his life. I did not understand his choice. My question was soon answered that Tommo thought about his decision for tow years and it kept on coming down to the fact that he could not bear the separation from his brother as they had lived their lives together.Another reason he gave for his choice is that he loved everything familiar and that his family and his village and the countryside was the familiar to him and that he could not imagine another breed of soldiers walking all over his soil. I also believe that he was doing this choice to prove that he was manly enough and he had to prove to himself and to the old lady in the square that he was not a coward. Two days later after  Tommo's Mother many attempts for him not to leave, both brothers head of the the Eggesford Junction Station. I feel very bad for Mrs Peaceful as she could be potentially losing both her children in the spur of the moment and all at the same time. She must be feeling very upset. I am looking forward to see how the brothers deal with the war and hope that they survive.