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“Think” Topic: why does “the fat man” rationalize his son’s death?

Have you ever gotten life changing news that was so shocking to the point where you thought could not be real? In the “war” story by Luigi Pirandello, some people lost their son’s and some afraid of losing theirs. The mixed and burning emotions among the travelers were battling of which who’s mostly in pain. There were two men dispute the value of their sons who are, as they speak, out in combat. One father states, “I have two sons and three nephews at the front.” The other replies, “Maybe, but in our case it is our only son.” The bickering between them seems to last an eternity but finally ends with the question, “Which of the two positions is the worse?”
This simple yet complex question defines part of the story. The dispute was somewhat childish as no value can ever be put on whether it will be harder for one person to lose a son over another. Both positions are bad because both fathers are at a loss. However, it is how one deals with death that can be differentiated.
Another man “the fat man” in this story interrupts their conversation by repeatedly saying “nonsense” and continues with “shouldn’t we consider the feelings of our children when they are twenty? My son, before dying, sent me a message saying that he was dying satisfied at having ended his life in the best way he could have wished. That is why…I do not even wear mourning.”
Going by these details we get the impression that this man sees his son’s death as heroic and that it is better to die in war than not. But losing his son as a hero could stand in front of his death pain to not feel it? Let’s see. The father responses to his son’s death as he’s still alive, No pain just honor. Meanwhile the woman who her son is leaving for the war was sitting and listening to what the fat man (the father) was saying. She felt she’s in nowhere where anyone could share her feeling and support...