what contrasting images are in the begining of chapter 8?

There is the peaceful tranquility of nature and then the explosive charge and darkness of warfare. Check out the first paragraph of the book,

"The trees began softly to sing a hymn of twilight. The sun sank until slanted bronze rays struck the forest. There was a lull in the noises of insects as if they had bowed their beaks and were making a devotional pause. There was silence save for the chanted chorus of the trees.

Then, upon this stillness, there suddenly broke a tremendous clangor of sounds. A crimson roar came from the distance. "

the conrast imagesarhe peaceful ranuility of natthen the exposive chage of war. It is effete reader because they can see tht Henry cant away from the r