Importance of Teddy's Bank Job

Before Teddy joined the armed forces for the war, he worked at the bank with his father. He didn't like it because it was the same thing day in, and day out. The job to him symbolized order and predictability, neither of which he appreciated. Teddy especially couldn't identify with what the bank job meant for him once the war started, since, to him, nothing would ever be ordered or predictable again.