He carried his love for Martha with him everywhere he went. Furthermore, “They were signed Love, Martha, but Lieutenant Cross understood that Love was only a way of signing and did not mean what he sometimes pretended it meant” (2). He always wished to know if Martha loved him as much as he loved her and would do anything to know her true feelings. This mental weight impacted Cross because he would worry himself all night and day to know the truth. Anytime he had free time to rest, he would not be able to because of the distress brought to him by not knowing. Some more mental weight Cross carried was the thoughts of Martha being with somebody else. “At night, sometimes, Lieutenant Cross wondered who had taken the picture…because he could see the shadow of the picture-taker spreading out against the brick wall” (4). During his spare time he would be curious to know if he was being replaced while he was off fighting in the war. The impact of this mental weight is jealousy; it is the heaviest weight of all. Soldiers carry a lot of physically heavy objects, but nothing compares to the impact mental weight brings to
He carried his love for Martha with him everywhere he went. Furthermore, “They were signed Love, Martha, but Lieutenant Cross understood that Love was only a way of signing and did not mean what he sometimes pretended it meant” (2). He always wished to know if Martha loved him as much as he loved her and would do anything to know her true feelings. This mental weight impacted Cross because he would worry himself all night and day to know the truth. Anytime he had free time to rest, he would not be able to because of the distress brought to him by not knowing. Some more mental weight Cross carried was the thoughts of Martha being with somebody else. “At night, sometimes, Lieutenant Cross wondered who had taken the picture…because he could see the shadow of the picture-taker spreading out against the brick wall” (4). During his spare time he would be curious to know if he was being replaced while he was off fighting in the war. The impact of this mental weight is jealousy; it is the heaviest weight of all. Soldiers carry a lot of physically heavy objects, but nothing compares to the impact mental weight brings to