Character Analysis Paper War is a serious business for all parties involved, and some men simply are not cut out for fighting. They fear death more than they care to fight for their comrades or even their country despite already being sorted into a fighting force. However, others are willing to fight even with the fear of death present in their mind. These men are willing to overcome their fears for the sake of what they stand for. To them, well dammit, they have a job to do and this task supersedes whatever problems they have. Mark Bowden shows that Private Dale Sizemore, one of the Rangers in the Battle of Mogadishu, fits this description to a “T”. In Act 3, Chapter 6 of Black Hawk Down, Bowden reveals Sizemore’s dedication to his job as a soldier through his thoughts and actions. Private Sizemore is a fun-loving guy who cares deeply about his buddies and will not let his problems get in the way of his job as a soldier.…show more content… Rather than feel relieved that he’s going home because of his injured elbow, it angers him. He wants to be out there fighting, but he is stuck in the hangar, “pacing around the radio with a fucking cast on his arm” (149). He feels like his injury isn’t enough to put him out of action, but he has to follow the rules because he knows he must follow them. What he really feels compelled to do, however, is serve his country on the battlefield. So he bends the rules in order to follow his heart. When the opportunity presents itself for Sizemore to head out into battle, he promptly joins Sergeant Raleigh Cash’s truck despite the presence of his cast, which he removes when Cash tells him he can’t go out with it. However, there is an underlying reason for heading out on a
