- take notes
- fill out peer feedback form
Stephen Crane, "A Mystery of Heroism" (501) and "War Is Kind" (509).
- Review the story and poem.
- Answer the following questions:
- What do you think is Collins's motive for his daring act? In what sense might the "mystery" in the title of the story refer to Collins's motivation?
- Find two or three examples in this story showing that Crane believes war personifies machines and dehumanizes people. What do you think of this interpretation of war?
- How would you characterize the overall tone of the poem?
- Compare the political views of the Civil War in "A Mystery of War" and "War Is Kind." Which place do you think provides a stronger argument against war? How does it do so?
- Review the characteristics of Realism and Naturalism in your notes (also in the book on 457 and 459). Based on these two works, is Crane a Realist or a Naturalist? What makes you say that?
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