The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh Essay

Imagine if everyday you had to stand in front, with the soldier, and drum and let the other side know you were ready to fight, if the other side started to shoot then you will be the first to be hit. The fear of the unknown. Everyone thought the Drummer Boys couldn’t do anything and were not as strong as the soldiers. Drummer Boys can do the same thing as soldiers The perspective of fear of the war the Drummer Boy faced- The story of The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury. Joby’s perspective completely changed as the story unfolded. Joby went from being a scared boy to a determined man after talking with the General. In the start of the story, Joby is this frightened, anxious boy, who jumps at everything that happens. “His face, alert or at rest, was solemn. It was indeed a solemn time and a solemn night for a boy just turned fourteen in the peach field…”(Bradbury pg: 318). But Joby’s whole outlook of war and being chosen as the drummer boy changed after one conversation with General Ulysses S. Grant. Joby’s outlook and fear change throughout the story. He begins certain of his own death and at the end faced the challenge head on in his important role as The Drummer Boy. The general main goal in this story is to …show more content…
They had a horrible life style, they didn't have a good meal to eat so they didn’t have the energy and they didn’t get paid very much in the story it states that “paying him thirteen dollars a month for his services.” (Boys War pg: 41). The drummer boys stood in front of the soldiers and drummed before battle, risking their lives and they only get thirteen dollars. The Drummer boys also had to do things they didn’t want to do, for example “ I did, but I was not happy to change a musket for a stick.” (Boys War pg: 39). The drummer boy thought that he would be able to do something more, but it turned out he just had to trade the musket for a