Henry and his friends go through a period of time where they switch back-and-forth between being weak and being strong. Henry starts off as being the weak one with all of the different events that goes on in his life during the time period of the war. Cranes states, “He feared that if he turned his back the body might spring up and stealthily pursue him” (52). The quote is referring to Henry and one of his fears at the time. During the war, Henry runs away and shows his weakness to his fellow friends. Henry lies to his friends and regiments stating, “he was separated from the regiment, had fought with other regiments, and had been shot in the head” (Crane 154-155). Although his friends thought he was dead, Henry continues to show his weaknesses
