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Old Milon

In Old Milon by Guy De Maupassant, Old Milon has many traits but his most outstanding character trait is that he is clever. After losing his son and his father to the German army, he did not go “crazy”. Old Milon wanted revenge and planned out his revenge, he did not just go on a killing spree. He killed sixteen, not one more, not one less, eight for his father and eight for his son. Old Milon was humble, submissive, and obliging toward the conquerors so he could be allowed to go and come freely so that he can go out and murder the Prussian soldiers. After sneaking up on the first Prussian soldier, Old Milon took the soldier’s body and hid in a creek and took the uniform. He wore the uniform so he would not look suspicious to the other Prussian soldiers. To get the soldier’s attention, he yelled Help! Help! As the soldiers approached closer to him. Old Milon’s cleverness is one of the many reasons why the murder worked.