fire within the wars
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Fire Within The Wars
When examining motifs of fire within The Wars it is proven that fire can mean many different things, but ultimately it means death. The theme of fire within The Wars has to do with devastation, destruction and death both mentally and physically. There are many examples and quotations from the book, which will prove that the previous statement is logical and correct. These examples and quotations help explain how fire affects, resembles and symbolizes death.
On the gravestone Juliet had inscribed earth and air and fire and water. This shows that fire obviously means more than just heated flames when referring to Robert's life. However it is not all bad because earth, air and water mean good things. Possibly even liferather than death. Fire symbolizes how war upsets nature and the quality of life. The four elements are indeed elements of life, but in the book they are used as weapons or act as means of death and destruction...