It has been not just a trend, but almost a necessity, for novelists who depict wars to represent humanity. Wars are largely, if not totally, alienating; it alienates humans from who they are, or at least who they think they are, to fighting machines programmed solely for mass destruction and ruthless murder. Romantic love and strong feeling seem to be incompatible with the nature of wars and are rarely found even in wars. However, in Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier shows us the reshaping of the male protagonist Inman's humanity and personality during the war; conveys an idea of ​​rebirth in war: a process of gradual discovery and finally adoption of a new, more introspective personal identity; and this journey to rebirth is guided by love, courage and the desire for freedom. Inman is a wounded soldier hospitalized in a Confederate military hospital. He may not be much different from millions of soldiers in millions of wars, until he begins to doubt the meaning of war and decides to get out of it. This is in fact the beginning of his journey towards rebirth: by recovering individual thought, he differentiates himself from the mass killing machines in battle and puts the plan of returning home into practice; He differs from other soldiers who may be skeptical of war but never have the courage to begin the journey home. Another very important reason why Inman abandons the army is to reunite with Ada, the person he loves, but he has to be apart because of the war. On returning home, the desire to see his lover again always sustains him: “Inman was awakened from sleep by the singing of the morning birds. Ada's vision did not want to lose its grip on his mind, nor did he want it... Inman was sorry not to... middle of paper... a bloodied world and leads him back to humanity. In conclusion, the depiction of rebirth in the Cold Mountain War is a romanticization of the brutal nature of wars. . By showing us how the male protagonist Inman frees himself from the imposed warrior ideology and finally recovers his true human nature, Frazier reveals that wars, while unwanted and unjustifiable, are a potential field in which people can reshape their life perspective and undertake a journey towards reflecting into their true self. This journey consists of the courage to pursue freedom and the support of love in one's heart: the essence of rebirth in war. Works Cited Frazier, Charles. Cold Mountain. New York: Grove, 1997. Print. Gilreath, Heather Rhea. “Coming Home, Staying, and Learning to Play: Heroism and Place in Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain.” 2004. PDF file.