A Battle for Liberty

The third section of the Pox Party deals with the historical battle of the Revolutionary war and the battle for liberty for two parties. The first is the colonists. They are fighting for their freedom from Britain, they are fighting for their Homeland. Mr. Goring describes the beauty of his Homeland and he understands what he is fighting for. The second is Octavian. He is fighting for his own liberty without any guarantees.

Throughout the entire section there is this comparison between these two battles side by side. The soldiers will fight to the death to be liberated, they fight with purpose for their country. Octavian, at first does not know what he is fighting for. He already has the feeling of nothingness, but as he helps his company during the war he begins to develop more of a sense of purpose. They do not treat him as an experiment, they treat him as a friend. As both of these battles continue, there seems to be hope that the colonies are taking their land back from the British, but Octavian seems to have lost his liberty again when he is taken back to the college by Mr. Sharpe and chained with shackles. Now, Octavian has never been so enslaved before.

These two parallels are interesting to see. They are both fighting for a liberty that have so many similarities and yet they are seen as very different.

Sincerely,
Bri Waldie