charge was like Throwing peas at a window The charge only succeeded because the enemy soldiers had the wrong bullets and could not shoot back Sergius was only lucky not truly brave Like Don Quixote he believed he was performing a great act of heroism when in reality it was foolish Both Are Not Practical or Realistic Don Quixote fights imaginary enemies such as windmills believing they are giants Similarly Sergius fights battles with unrealistic ideas about war and honor He thinks soldiers must always be noble and heroic However Bluntschli a practical soldier knows that real war is about survival not glory He says to Raina that all soldiers are afraid to die All of them are afraid to die dear lady It is our duty to live as long as we can In short Bernard Shaw shows that those who see war in a romantic way they fail to understand reality At the end of the play Sergius realizes that war is not as great as he imagined In real life intelligence and practical thinking are more important than glory nbsp