Describe Oates’ death on March 16.-17. What were his last thoughts? How did he announce what he intended to do? Why did the others not stop him or go after him?

The day before Oates died, he proposed they should leave him in his sleeping-bag, but they could not do so. Instead they induced him to come on the afternoon march. But after some miles he could not go further. He slept through the night before, hoping not to wake up again, but he did. Instead he walked out of the tent, telling the others that he was “just going outside and it may be some time.” Since then they did not see him. The others didn’t stop him or go after him, because they knew that he had reached the point where he just wanted to die and they respected his wish.

Oates last thought were on his mother, but he also thought that his regiment would be proud of the way he faces his death.