▁the ▁war ▁H omer ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁wild ▁and ▁ir respons ible ▁boy . ▁The ▁war ▁reve als ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁strong ▁leader . ▁However , ▁on ▁occasions ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁control ▁H omer ▁rever ts ▁to ▁his ▁imm ature ▁ways . ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁progress es ▁he ▁gradually ▁re lies ▁on ▁Ell ie ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁safety . ▁ ▁F iona ▁Max well ▁Comm only ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁' Fi ' ▁by ▁the ▁group , ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁shelter ed ▁up br ing ing ▁before ▁the ▁war . ▁F i ▁was ▁shown ▁early ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁least ▁phys ically ▁capable ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁Despite ▁this ▁F i ▁man ages ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁courage ▁within ▁herself ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁tasks ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁set , ▁though ▁she ▁rarely ▁takes ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁planning ▁the ▁group ' s ▁attacks . ▁F i ▁becomes ▁Ell ie ' s ▁conf id ante ▁after ▁Cor rie ' s ▁departure ▁and ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁rational ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁after ▁Rob yn . ▁She ▁develop s ▁a ▁slow ▁rom ance ▁with ▁the ▁wild ▁H omer . ▁ ▁Lee ▁Tak k am ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁Lee ▁was ▁a ▁stud ious , ▁somewhat ▁lon ely ▁boy . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁Lee ▁demonstr ates ▁an ▁apt itude ▁for ▁violence , ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁act ▁imp uls ively ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁desire ▁for ▁ven ge ance , ▁especially ▁after ▁finding ▁out ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁killed . ▁He ▁develop s ▁a