TSAR ch. 13

"As we started along the road he turned and walked back toward the inn." (pg. 135)

Harris does what no one else in the book seems able to do. He keeps from going into town with Bill and Jake. This is probably because he has never met Brett so he doesn't feel compelled to always be around her. She seems to be the reason why most of the characters in the book are unhappy. She causes men to do things that they wouldn't do under normal circumstances. I suppose that all of the alcohol in this book is like Brett. The men kind of like her, but once they are under her effects, they can't get out.


"The steer who had been gored...did not attempt to join the herd." (pg. 145)

The steer could be a symbol of Jake and his life. He has been injured because of the war, and because of that, he can't be truely close with women. And, it also makes him different from most men. He is completely separated from the herd, but in his case, there's nothing that he can do about it.