8 (i) : The Man was Swiss. He was wearing a Serbian uniform as he was a mercenary in the Serbian army. He had joined the Serbian army as they were the first group who had sought his services. The Serbs had been engaged in a war with the Bulgarians and he was in one of the Serbian artillery regiments - the one which was attacked and defeated by Sergius' cavalry regiment. having been defeated, he had scattered with many of the others in his regiment and thus, he was still wearing the Serbian uniform though it was in a pathetic state.
(ii) : The man says that he will be killed by the waves of Bulgarian soldiers and Bulgarian civilians who are pursuing the Serbian soldiers who after their defeat in the Battle at Slivnitza had fled through the Dragoman pass and come into the town. The Bulgarian soldiers and civilians wanted to complete the job that was not completed at Slivnitza by the Bulgarian army - the Bulgarians hated the Serbians, who were their enemies.
(iii) : The man says that he does not want to be killed because he claims that it is the duty of each soldier to live as long as he can. It tells us that the man is very practical. He realizes that dead soldiers are no use to an army, whereas live ones who can fight for their country are useful. However, Raina, in her romanticism, thinks that he is a coward and afraid to die.
(iv) : (a) : It is our duty to live as long as we can : means that soldiers are expected not to waste their lives and and take all the necessary means to protect their lives and to continue to serve the army. It does not mean that they should not be courageous. However, it does mean that they should not be suicidal.
(b) : I'll fight like a demon means that 'The Man' will face the probability of the Bulgarians forcing their way into Raina's room to capture or kill him with daring. He will defend himself to the death. He will also inflict as much hurt or even kill some of the enemy should they attempt to capture or kill him. To this end he unsheathes his sabre.
(v) : The man is referring to the wild Bulgarian soldiers and the blood-thirsty Bulgarian civilians pursuing the defeated Serbian fugitives. When Louka comes in she describes them as "so wild and drunk and furious".
Raina had been prepared for the night. She had actually been in bed when the man had entered her room and thus she was clothed only in her night dress. Her mantle of furs was on the ottoman. The Man realises that Raina would not want to open her doors to men who were drunk and furious and wild and who could take advantage off a woman who they saw dressed as she was. Thus the man takes her cloak and tells her that it will be up to her to keep his pursuers away from him. He also tries and makes her feel vulnerable by harping on the word "undress".
(vi) : 'The Man' is definitely reveals himself to be the realist here and Raina is the idealist.
I say that he is a realist, because he makes no effort to hide the truth of what happen if the Bulgarian soldiers who have been pursuing him catch up with him. He is also a realist when he says that it is a soldiers duty to live as long as he can. as an army needs soldiers to fight a war and while he does not subscribe to soldiers being cowards and running away from danger, we sense that he wishes to state that soldiers are not meant to be suicidal. He is also a realist when he warns her about the state in which the pursuing soldiers and mob will be - later Louka, supports his words when she describes them as "wild and drunk and furious".
(ii) : The man says that he will be killed by the waves of Bulgarian soldiers and Bulgarian civilians who are pursuing the Serbian soldiers who after their defeat in the Battle at Slivnitza had fled through the Dragoman pass and come into the town. The Bulgarian soldiers and civilians wanted to complete the job that was not completed at Slivnitza by the Bulgarian army - the Bulgarians hated the Serbians, who were their enemies.
(iii) : The man says that he does not want to be killed because he claims that it is the duty of each soldier to live as long as he can. It tells us that the man is very practical. He realizes that dead soldiers are no use to an army, whereas live ones who can fight for their country are useful. However, Raina, in her romanticism, thinks that he is a coward and afraid to die.
(iv) : (a) : It is our duty to live as long as we can : means that soldiers are expected not to waste their lives and and take all the necessary means to protect their lives and to continue to serve the army. It does not mean that they should not be courageous. However, it does mean that they should not be suicidal.
(b) : I'll fight like a demon means that 'The Man' will face the probability of the Bulgarians forcing their way into Raina's room to capture or kill him with daring. He will defend himself to the death. He will also inflict as much hurt or even kill some of the enemy should they attempt to capture or kill him. To this end he unsheathes his sabre.
(v) : The man is referring to the wild Bulgarian soldiers and the blood-thirsty Bulgarian civilians pursuing the defeated Serbian fugitives. When Louka comes in she describes them as "so wild and drunk and furious".
Raina had been prepared for the night. She had actually been in bed when the man had entered her room and thus she was clothed only in her night dress. Her mantle of furs was on the ottoman. The Man realises that Raina would not want to open her doors to men who were drunk and furious and wild and who could take advantage off a woman who they saw dressed as she was. Thus the man takes her cloak and tells her that it will be up to her to keep his pursuers away from him. He also tries and makes her feel vulnerable by harping on the word "undress".
(vi) : 'The Man' is definitely reveals himself to be the realist here and Raina is the idealist.
I say that he is a realist, because he makes no effort to hide the truth of what happen if the Bulgarian soldiers who have been pursuing him catch up with him. He is also a realist when he says that it is a soldiers duty to live as long as he can. as an army needs soldiers to fight a war and while he does not subscribe to soldiers being cowards and running away from danger, we sense that he wishes to state that soldiers are not meant to be suicidal. He is also a realist when he warns her about the state in which the pursuing soldiers and mob will be - later Louka, supports his words when she describes them as "wild and drunk and furious".
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