Aside from differences in focus, there is a stark contrast in tone between this paragraph and Pleasonton's account. Crane's description is considerably more emotional, almost sensationalist where Pleasonton's is matter-of-fact and sticks mainly to a detached list of the actions taken and their results. The language in Crane's- "gathered gloom", "the youth began to imagine that he had got into the center of the tremendous quarrel", invoke dramatic feelings. Pleasonton's use of language is prosaic, adding no particular feeling of involvement. Lastly, Pleasonton's view of war itself is concerned primarily with tactics where Crane's story carries an underlying question of morality.
Boyer's letter does not describe the thickest of battle in great detail, but it does specify that the …show more content…
He effectively creates a feeling of confusion throughout the passage, but because of this Boyer's account is somewhat clearer than his. We learn from this paragraph the sights and sounds of battle as well as the emotions of the soldiers on a deeper level.
Crane's purpose here as an author is primarily to evoke emotion and give a sense one is experiencing the batle oneself, and to describe tactics secondarily.
The Artillery at Hazel Grove gives the reader an idea of what movements were taken during a battle and why. If invoking any feeling it is one of detached admiration. Crane's passage, as the previous excerpts did, seeks to give the reader an idea of the setting iself and of the underlying grief and fear of the scenario. In short, the first is informative where the other is sensationalized.
Gordon's account is meant to explain why certain actions were taken during a battle from an unbiased perspective focused on logic-"Whether it was my fault or the fault of the wording of the order itself, I am not able to say; but there was a serious misunderstanding about
Boyer's letter does not describe the thickest of battle in great detail, but it does specify that the …show more content…
He effectively creates a feeling of confusion throughout the passage, but because of this Boyer's account is somewhat clearer than his. We learn from this paragraph the sights and sounds of battle as well as the emotions of the soldiers on a deeper level.
Crane's purpose here as an author is primarily to evoke emotion and give a sense one is experiencing the batle oneself, and to describe tactics secondarily.
The Artillery at Hazel Grove gives the reader an idea of what movements were taken during a battle and why. If invoking any feeling it is one of detached admiration. Crane's passage, as the previous excerpts did, seeks to give the reader an idea of the setting iself and of the underlying grief and fear of the scenario. In short, the first is informative where the other is sensationalized.
Gordon's account is meant to explain why certain actions were taken during a battle from an unbiased perspective focused on logic-"Whether it was my fault or the fault of the wording of the order itself, I am not able to say; but there was a serious misunderstanding about