Interesting Character - Madox

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   As I read on, I found one character very interesting. Madox is a friend of Almasy who goes to the desert for exploration like Almasy. He always carries a book called Anna Katherina, just like Almasy carries Histories. Even though his book is about adultery, Madox stays faithful to his wife. He expresses his feelings very openly and directly. This maybe the reason why he shoots himself right at the church when he realizes the church was promoting the idea of war. Almasy's comment, "Madox was a man who died because of nations" (pg.242) describes Madox as a man of his beliefs. While reading this part, I was absolutely shocked how he would just kill himself while listening to the sermon with his wife. If I were Madox with such beliefs, then I would just shoot the priest and claim that the priest is no interpreter of God because he promotes the idea of mass murder. I would not want my wife to see me suicide and my body lying there, crushed and transformed into a red ragged doll. In wars of propaganda, people like Madox are the victims of the war because they would do anything for their beliefs, which might have been adulterated by media. R.I.P. Madox.