Importance of Plastic Toy Soldier

The plastic toy soldier is a symbol of the friendship between Pax and Peter and a symbol of Peter’s father. The soldier had been a favorite toy of Peter’s father when he was a child. Peter’s father gives the toy to Peter, but Pax soon takes it over. It is this toy that Peter throws to Pax in order to get him to run away into the woods while he and his father drive away.