With a beautiful and innocent smile on his face, the soldier lies open-mouthed, sleeping like an infant. However, there is an ironic twist at the end of the poem, where we notice two crimson holes in the soldier's side, indicating gunshot wounds. The soldier perished as a result of gunshot wounds to his side. This means that, rather than helping him, his mother's cruel act has killed her son. Also, if we look more closely at the picture, under the soldier's arm we can see what looks like a medal of some sort. This indicates that the soldier was very brave. For this reason, he has been granted paradise. Finally, right beside the picture is a book with these words written on its cover: "A Soldier's Prayer." This tells us that the man in the picture is indeed a real-life saint, because according to Catholic Church doctrine, only God is truly holy and sinless. Thus, only He can grant a person eternal life after they die. In conclusion, the picture on the left shows us that the soldier was a true hero who had one hand tied behind his back. This means that he was not able to protect himself, so he must have been terribly afraid. However, thanks to his loving mother, he did not have to suffer fearfully since she knew that he would be granted paradise.