Support

=Support as a metaphor=

"...Mark sat beneath its bare branches, to lick the bloodwater from his hands"-Pg. 14 //Mark needs the tree as support, as shelter, because he feels beaten.// "...he could go no farther, and he sat there, rested his back against a tree," -Pg. 234 //Mark is leaning against the tree to relax and rest, he no longer needs the tree to put all his weight on, because he has come to terms with Collins death.// //"M//ark was leaning against a tree, gazing into the swaying branches." -Pg. 231 //Mark is using the tree to support him, trying to come to terms with what Joaquin is telling him about Carlo's and killing him.// //"//Mark leaned against the rock, his back to the cave, and ewaited for night to come." -Pg. 27 //The weight and guilt of what Mark has seen, and what he has done, is starting to pile up on him, and he is struggling with the load.//