buse his faith. In the end, Marx did not feel right about having to use tricks to defend what he at least still held sacred. Grossbart and Captain Barrett were both enemies to Marx’s faith. One was will to abuse the fact he was Jewish for special handling the other was just straight out against anyone who was not “proven” in battle. Marx was the defender of the faith to those who the acts of others would have lessened. The war, being the central antagonism, has made Grossbart act this, along with Sargent Marx, and Captain Barret. If it were not for this war, these men would not act this way. War is the Antagonist against the Jewish soldier's, sergeant's, captain’s religion. The protagonists being Marx and the Jewish community in this awful war. ...
