Discussion

Throughout the book, there is evidently a connection between Doctor Warren and Sarah. In the beginning, we are told that Sarah has feelings for Warren. Whether it is a childlike love for an older person she looks up to, or having feelings for him as a "young lady," we know Sarah is physically attracted to Doctor Warren. During the course of the book, Sarah suspects something between Warren and Rachel, and this bothers her very much. When Sarah is alone with Doctor Warren, she looses her temper and tells Warren everything that has been bothering her. He says there is nothing between them, but Sarah refuses to believe him. She continues to act rude and short tempered towards him until Rachel says something about it to her. She tells Sarah she should talk to Warren about it, because it's not good to let things like that fester inside of you. When Sarah finally gets the courage to talk to Warren about it, he is in a rush to get to the battle front. As he is leaving for the last time, he turns around and says something to Sarah, but she is not sure exactly what it was because the sounds of the cannon fire drown out his voice. Warren died in battle that day, and Sarah never got to resolve things with him. This hurt Sarah very much, and she regrets not resolving the issue sooner.