He says What use are cartridges in battle I always carry chocolate instead This line shows his love for life not death He does not believe in heroic fighting He believes in survival and sense He knows war is not romantic His honesty and realism help him survive This is true life force Raina Learns the Life Force At first Raina believes in false heroism She worships Sergius and his cavalry charge at Slivnitza But after meeting Bluntschli she changes She learns truth and reality She hides Bluntschli She listens to him She later rejects Sergius She accepts Bluntschli because he is real and honest Her growth shows the power of life force Sergius Rejects Life Force Sergius represents false heroism He believes in glory and romance His brave charge was a mistake Even he admits Soldiering is the coward's art of attacking mercilessly He fails in love and life Raina also rejects him Sergius cannot adjust He does not follow the life force So he loses Life force supports truth and survival In Arms and the Man Bluntschli fully embodies life force Raina learns it Sergius fails to follow it Shaw proves that real life depends on sense not false ideals