Thomas Hardy's Quote Analysis

Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward through every fiber of his body and limbs….They seemed like streams of pulsating fire heating him to an intolerable temperature. As to his head, he was conscious of nothing but a feeling of fullness--of congestion. These sensations were unaccompanied by thought. The intellectual part of his nature was already effaced; he had power only to feel, and feeling was torment.

“Keen, poignant agonies” – The words keen and poignant are associated with knives and pointy objects. So I can determine from this that the character of this story is being hurt somehow. And these agonies are shooting through his whole body.

“Pulsating Fire” The words pulsating fire strikes me as something that is hurting this man and is causing him extreme pain and suffering that feels like fire at an intolerable temperature.

“Intolerable” – Means that this person cant stand this feeling of pain that is flowing throughout his body.

"Effaced"- Means that this man’s intellectual part of his nature has been destroyed that it no longer exists and that he now only has the power to feel, and him feeling right now is causing him torment. The man can also no longer think he can only feel the pain that is being inflicted upon him.

"Feeling was torment": Showing that the man can feel but it was torment for him because feeling was causing him unimaginable pain.

This quotation is saying that war is full of pain and suffering. The quotation shows that war is full of pain and suffering by choosing words like intolerable and agonies.The quote is also saying that war causes so much pain for a man and that is becoming intolerable and too painful for him to bear. It also shows that a person is causing the pain but the pain is just too unbearable and painful that it feels that he is being consumed by fiber. Also he is in so much pain that he cannot think or feel about anything else but the pain that is being inflicted upon him. This quote is saying that war causes pain and suffering on a man and that he cannot bear it.

Vladimir Nabokov's Quotation Analysis

In the quotation the author shows that war is majestic.

In the quotation the author portrays war as something majestic.

In the text, the heroic image of a general on a horse is described. In the quotation the author describes such image as an “historical image.” Usually, pictures of war are heroic and show the honorable and impressive image of a soldier. Therefore, Ambrose Bierce uses this term to describe the heroic image of the General saluting his aide. The word “gazing” is used when describing a very serious and steady look. In this case, the gazing from the general is a determined looked. The term used to describe the General’s look is usually seen in paintings or photographs; therefore, the author is portraying the resplendent and picture like side of war. The words “galloped furiously” show war as something honorable and impressive. When a horse is galloping it reaches its top speed. When linked with furiously the term shows that the aide is galloping with energy and violent passion. In the text the aide “gallops furiously” to perform his job showing the aide’s heroism during war.

Sherwood Anderson Two Military Execution Quotation

It is said that in war soldiers lose their belief of equality.

Every human being is “imbued from infancy” that everyone is “born equal.” This is believed so young because no other child is of higher rank than another. If two kids get into a disagreement they handle it themselves and do not act like they were better by telling an adult. Most men are incapable of “unquestioning submission to authority.” As a soldier, the soldier must have this quality. As a recruit these morals are constantly said to a soldier. All soldiers dislike the submission to authority, but are forced to abide by it. Private Greene forgot these morals by “striking his officer.” These two men did grow up together and were equal as civilians, but in the military, they were far from equal in the eyes of the officer. Since the officer had loosed his sense of equality due to his shiny lieutenant stripe, he believed it was necessary to get his childhood friend executed. When a man gets authority over another, he will usually believe he is better than the lower men.

James Baldwin Analysis

The authors in the short stories say war is indiscriminate.

The words “infancy,” “equal,” “authority,” “known,” and “indiscretion” depicts how war is indiscriminate. Babies during their infancy happen to be innocent since they have done nothing yet in their lives. This innocence shows how war is indiscriminate because it does not care if you are a good guy or a bad guy. The idea of being equal shows how everything is the same. In war though their people of higher ranks. This idea of authority shows that war is indiscriminate because people who actually fight the war do not choose who their leaders are. However people in the war must obey them. This idea of being known shows how war does not care whether you are good or not. It also shows how war is indiscriminate because it shows that even if you do a good thing and are a good hard working soldier and break the rules once you could get in trouble. The indiscretion he commits shows how in war one can’t go against his leader. It does not matter how wrong the leader was because he is still the leader and so private Greene will get in trouble for striking him.

James Baldwin Analysis

The authors in the short stories say war is indiscriminate

The words “infancy,” “equal,” “authority,” “known,” and “indiscretion” depicts how war is indiscriminate. Babies during their infancy happen to be innocent since they have done nothing yet in their lives. This innocence shows how war is indiscriminate because it does not care if you are a good guy or a bad guy. The idea of being equal shows how everything is the same. In war though their people of higher ranks. This idea of authority shows that war is indiscriminate because people who actually fight the war do not choose who their leaders are. However people in the war must obey them. This idea of being known shows how war does not care whether you are good or not. It also shows how war is indiscriminate because it shows that even if you do a good thing and are a good hard working soldier and break the rules once you could get in trouble. The indiscretion he commits shows how in war one can’t go against his leader. It does not matter how wrong the leader was because he is still the leader and so private Greene will get in trouble for striking him.

Lewis Carroll's Analysis on EOW

The Paragraph in the episode war shows that war is glorious. The author uses the word “gazing,” “furiously,” and “historical painting”. The author used the word gazed, which shows that the General uses thought and makes calculated decisions before battle, which shows that all the deaths that happen in the battle will be glorious because no death was useless. The word furiously, which shows the aid works to the best of his abilities to get something done, which show that men in war never stop working for the cause, which is honorable. An historical painting shows something glorious and something that makes people proud to be in the army.

Theodore Dreiser's KAR practice analysis

In this specific quote, the author is saying that war turns a man into a narcissistic character. The author writes that Lieutenant Brayle was “ Vain of his courage”. These words show that men can become so prideful and proud about themselves that they forget what their duties are as soldiers and as men. As a soldier you are supposed to support your unit and your men, but Lieutenant Brayle only cared about supporting himself and how he would be remembered after the war. This example mainly shows that Brayle has lost the idea of being honorable. Another example is when the author writes “ He did not once take cover except when sternly commanded to do so by the general”. This quote shows that men can become so prideful that they forget about listening to their commanders or leaders. This quote also shows that Lieutenant Brayle thought that his authority was higher than that of the commander because of his actions in the field. Also, the author writes the words “ Hideous encounters” in line four of the paragraph also shows that war can change a man into a narcissistic character. These words show that by being a narcissistic character, he has lost the trust of his troops.

Ernest Hemingway Analysis

In this quotation, the author views Lieutenant Herman Brayle’s courage as being extreme. This is shown when the author says he is “one most objectionable and unsoldierly quality: he was vain in his courage.” When the narrator says that he is “vain of his courage,” he means that Brayle’s acts of courage are extreme. He is conceited and wants to do anything to prove his bravery and courage to the other soldiers. Brayle will stand his ground, even in the most suicidal or deadly places on the battlefield. The quote, “he did not once take cover,” shows that whenever he is in a situation that is deadly, he would choose the most risky path. Brayle’s survival had more to do with luck that his extreme courage.

EoW Analytical Paragraph :)

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In the story “An Episode of War,” war is portrayed as something wonderful. War to Stephen Crane is something highly respectable and glorious. In the story there is one part that mentions a general on a black horse, gazing over the lines.

He saw a general on a black horse gazing over the lines of blue infantry at the green woods, which veiled his problems. An aide galloped furiously, dragged his horse suddenly to a halt, saluted, and presented a paper. It was, for a wonder, precisely like an historical painting.

The general was on his black horse gazing over the lines of blue infantry. Gazing means to be looking at with astonishment. He wouldn’t be gazing at anything if it weren’t anything glorious or amazing. The green woods veiled his problems shows that war is not all that dangerous. Things could come and go but nothing would happen. It also has many places that veil your problems and keep you safe and warm. When the author of this story uses the word galloped, he uses it to show how amazing, and well-respected war is. It isn’t all blood and gore, but there are nice parts of it that make it look like a wonder, or an historical painting. Describing war as a wonder says that it isn’t all bad, a wonder is something that you would enjoy to be in. This scenario describes war as in a beautiful and peaceful environment. It shows it as an historical painting. A historical painting is a painting that shows war pictures of glorious leaders in victory. A lot of paintings usually show the good in war instead of showing all of the bad in it. Stephen Crane is trying to show war as glorious by using the words that he did. He says that not all war is bad, that most of war is glorious and deserves respect.

Charles Dickens Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

This quotation shows that war is terrifying. For example, when Bierce writes that “nature was already effaced” and “he had power only to feel and the feeling was torment” show that war is terrifying because they show that war has taken away all humanity for him. This also shows all the power that he had left in the world was torturing him. This shows that he had nothing left to do but die. Also, the words “agonies” and “fires heating him to an intolerable temperature” also show how scared and terrified he was. They show how war can affect your body as well as your mind. These words also show what goes through the mind of a man who knows he is going to die. The word “agonies” show how painful war is and how much misery he was suffering that he had to go through while being hanged.

FSCOTT

This quote expresses both the author’s point of view on war, and on Brayle. The quote tells partially about Brayle’s vein and courage, which is not how his wife viewed him, clearly illustrated by the letter written to him by her. In fact the quote clearly tells that Brayle was not a coward when he hid behind the cover, but rather taking orders, that he didn’t want to follow. Also the quote shows how much Brayle meant to the general. The general obviously has respect for Brayle because of his mutations, which Brayle was able to do. Mutation is the process of changing, in this case, for war and killing. Also his vicissitude attitude means that he is able to change under certain circumstances just like his moral attitude. Brayle was not cowardly, but rather courageous and following orders.

Mark Twain's Analysis of KaR

In the quotation from Killed at Resaca, war is repetitive. Brayle's fellow soldiers say that he was "vain of his courage." This shows that he doesn't take war seriously enough since he never ducks and has to be ordered by the general myself to do so. For every battle, he simply puts his life on the line for no reason other than proving his fiance wrong. While he could be a true hero saving others, even at a cost, he still is looking out for number one. It is possible that he thinks that he is superior or greater than the other soldiers from his sense of bravery he sees in his mind. The author mentions the "vicissitudes and mutations of that hideous encounter". Vicissitudes and mutations are two words that mean change, so in the quotation, the author is saying that no matter the variation of the same battle, Brayle always does the same thing. In the quotation, Brayle "did not once take cover", meaning that he is indifferent to his own safety because of a few words from a harpie. He has taken them to heart, and is taking any possible situation to prove himself.

Henry James' Quotation

This quotation shows that one is brought up or,influenced from a small child with the false belief that all men are equal. This quotation also shows that agreeing with society is not easy to accept or master. A "volunteer in his green and salad days is among the worst known" shows that a volunteer that is a rookie has not yet understood that all men are not equal because they have not been around people with ranks their whole lifetime. When a rookie is told orders they think are unethical and harsh because they do not understand authority, they could blow up and attack the officer who gave him the orders and be sentenced to be executed like Bennett Story Greene.

John Keats, OOCB, Practice Analytical Writing

Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward through every fiber of his body and limbs….They seemed like streams of pulsating fire heating him to an intolerable temperature. As to his head, he was conscious of nothing but a feeling of fullness--of congestion. These sensations were unaccompanied by thought. The intellectual part of his nature was already effaced; he had power only to feel, and feeling was torment.

The author is saying that war causes pain to an extent where a man loses all senses, except pain. In this quotation, the man is waking up after being captured at Owl Creek Bridge. When he first wakes up he notices “agonies” on “every fiber of his body.” He woke up and he doesn’t even have enough time to comprehend where he is, all he can think about is the sheer pain. The pain is described as a “pulsating fire” and as “intolerable.” There are dozens of words to describe the pain, but the author uses words like intolerable. This shows that the pain is truly excruciating, and even though it is being caused by a man, it is as intolerable as a fire. The author describes that the man only has to power to fell and that feeling was torment. This proves that the man, at that moment, loses all other senses. He can’t think about anything else that is going on in the world. The pain is an issue on top of many other issues on his life. That particular issue is so over-dominating to all other issues. He went into battle thinking of destroying the bridge, when all along, he never could have known that the pain caused by war would be capable of letting him completely forget about his main objective. The pain swallows his emotions and thought until there is nothing left but a weak man, suffering unimaginably.

Edward Albee’s Analytical Writing

In the viewpoint of the author Ambrose Bierce through his story Killed at Resaca, Bierce explains that war can change the way a man’s character is viewed. Bierce writes how Brayle was “vain of his courage” meaning he was unaware that he would ride straight at the enemy without cover or thought. In regular life, this quality might not serve you well, but on a battlefield this can be heroic. The “vicissitudes and mutations” explain how awful the battlefield was. The battlefield was covered in bodies and limbs with people shooting at each other. Through all this Brayle was still courageous and able to react heroically in the face of chaos. This paragraph shows how in the face of war, war can change a man.

Killed at Resaca Analysis by Walt10Whitman

In this quotation, the authors believe that war makes one be egotistical. In the quotation when the author describes an act made by Brayle as “objectionable and unsoldierly quality.” “Unsoldierly quality” shows that Brayle was not listening to commands and did an act that made himself look better and more superior than the group to just benefit himself. A honorable and respectful soldier is one that doesn’t make himself be better and listens to his commanders that probably know more than he does. This is why the authors believe that war makes a man be egotistical. In line four of the quotation, the author uses the word “vain” to describe Brayle’s actions. The word vain shows that Brayle did not care about any one else their fighting, he only cared about himself and how he would fight. Also, the word vain shows that Brayle showed off in an improper and irrelevant manner. By being vain, Brayle thought that he would look more superior or greater than the other soldiers, but unfortunately being vain makes a soldier look weak according to the author. This is another example why the author believes that war makes one be egotistical. In line five of the quotation, the author uses the word “hideous encounter.” When the author uses this word “hideous encounter” he is saying that being self-centered and trying to be the best is a horrible way to be honorable and be respected as a soldier. “Hideous” really gives a negative connotation to how Brayle is acting too and the author really shows that war really changes a man to become egotistical. In the third to last line, the author states that “he did not once take cover, except when sternly commanded to do so by the general.” This shows that Brayle wanted to be seen indifferently to the other soldiers there fighting. It also shows that Brayle wanted to be seen as a brave heroic and looked boastful which shows that the author believes that war makes a man be egotistical. Also when the author says “of than the lives of his staff officers” shows that even though Brayle was trying to look great and brave, the general did not really care. This also shows that war makes a man be egotistical.

Two Military Executions Analysis

If you grow up in America, you are taught from a young age that all men are created equal. You are “imbued” with this fact. It is very difficult for a young and “green” recruit from the army to put that aside when they join the military. “Green” suggests that you are naive to the army and have a lot to learn before you fully understand the army’s ways of life. The “fallacy” of the army is that all men are equal. There is rank that is earned and respected by all. It takes time to learn that there are different rules that contradict what you were taught to believe in the real world. Bennett made this mistake when he saw his friend from home. He should have treated his commanding officer as his superior instead of his buddy. This mistake cost him his life. If you don’t “unquestionably submit” to the system of ranks, there is a price to pay. Private Bennett Story Green learned this the hard way and was an example for all.

Jack Kerouac Quotation Analysis

In this quotation, the author displays that war is honorable and magnificent. For example, when Bierce writes, “precisely like an historical painting,” he clearly wants to portray the honor and the authenticity of war. The quotation shows that a scene from a historical painting is not just made up, it is something that actually happens. This quotation also shows the seriousness of war. The general on the horse gazes at the woods, thinking about how he plans on fighting this battle. Also, the aide gallops furiously with determination to deliver the message to the general.

Percy Shelley's Analysis

He saw a general on a black horse gazing over the lines of blue infantry at the green woods which veiled his problems. An aide galloped furiously, dragged his horse suddenly to a halt, saluted, and presented a paper. It was, for a wonder, precisely like a historical painting.

This quotation is describing war as honorable. "He saw a general on a black horse gazing over the lines of blue infantry at the green woods which veiled his problems." The general was described as an honorable figure on a black horse gazing over the battle field. The general is also described as a strategist, trying to find the problems that are happening and sending reinforcements. Also when the aide presented the paper, the author described it as an honor to get the paper. "An aide galloped furiously, dragged his horse suddenly to a halt, saluted, and presented a paper. It was, for a wonder, precisely like a historical painting." The aide and paper were honorable. The paper was described as a historical painting and the aide rushed it here as fast as he could.

E.M Forsters analysis

In the beginning of the quote the authors portrays Henry Flemming as a war hero. Through out the quotation the fear factor starts to rise. It was the first time Henry had told what it really was like being in battle. At first he says, well I guess I was scared. The people who were attentively listening to the story started the listen even harder. Henry then says that he was pretty scared in the first battle. Then he follows with the sky falling down comment. The author is trying to say that being in war isn't orderly and heroic. Henry says that it was chaos and he thought that the sky was falling down upon him. Then he says, well of course I was scared. The author is trying to say that in your first battle most people aren't war heroes that heroically raise the flag upon the mountain top but instead they are terribly frightened. Henry's words described it all, "I thought the world was coming to an end."

Analytical Thesis

"Mr. Fleming," said the grocer--his deferential voice expressed somehow
the old man's exact social weight--"Mr. Fleming, you never was
frightened much in them battles, was you?"

The veteran looked down and grinned. Observing his manner, the entire
group tittered. "Well, I guess I was," he answered finally. "Pretty well
scared, sometimes. Why, in my first battle I thought the sky was falling
down. I thought the world was coming to an end. You bet I was scared."

Stephen Crane's character, Mr. Fleming says that he was very afraid. This quote is saying that war is chaos. Chaos is complete and utter pandemonium to the point where it may seem as if "the sky was falling down." The sky falling down would signify the end of our world entirely and the destruction of our species. So when the author said that war is like the sky falling down, he is saying that war is destruction.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's quotation analysis

The thing being said about war is that war consumes your emotions.

Poignant means touching one's emotions. In the sentence Poignant agonies are within Peter. This would be like feeling that the world wants to stop him getting what he wants most. Every step would be battered against with more force than the one before. He feels like their is no point, but knows there is one deep down.

Streams of pulsating fire are fuelling him onward. Fire consumes things to keep going, so this fire is consuming his will which he must fight against.

The fact that he was feeling torment means that he is suffering greatly. Everything that is happening is crushing down on him and making him lose control over himself.

Practice Analysis

War makes men feel like they are superior to eachother.

The quote means by born equal, is everyone is equal no one superior or inferior to eachother. When it says Private Bennets full name its meaning that he is only a Private. It also says his officer, meaning his superior. This shows how men on the outside aren't treated differently by their rank, but in war they are.

Robert Browning

"Mr. Fleming, you never was frightened much in them battles, was you?"
The veteran looked down and grinned. Observing his manner, the entire group tittered. "Well, I guess I was," he answered finally. "Pretty well scared, sometimes. Why, in my first battle I thought the sky was falling down. I thought the world was coming to an end. You bet I was scared."

The above paragraph says a lot about the authors opinion on war, which is indirectly what this paragraph is saying about war. A word that really showed opinion and stuck out to me was scared, that word shows that the author has a fear of war, it also shows that he is not a supporter of war, and also that he wouldn't be on to fight in war. The other thing that really stuck out to me was the group of sentences that reads, I thought the sky was falling down. I thought the world was coming to an end. You bet I was scared." This is supporting my earlier of fact of war being scary along with the fact that Mr.Crane thinks that war is so chaotic that someeone fighting in battle would think that the world is coming to an end.

George's Post

In this quotation from "The Veteran," war is both a source of honor and shame. The men gathered around Old Mr. Fleming seem to treat him as a hero. They ask him to tell stories from the war. The questioner assumes that OMF "never was frightened much." The syntax of his question-- negating the possibility of OMF's fear, rather than asking if he were ever afraid-- shows that these younger men see OMF as someone whose service in war automatically makes him heroic and honorable. It seems as if Mr. Fleming has never told his story before, and has allowed the men of the town to assume that he was brave and heroic in battle. From other parts of the story, we learn that OMF's war service also makes him a hero to his grandson. On the other hand, this quotation also shows that war can cause shame. When OMF "finally" answers the question, taking time to decide whether or not to tell the truth, he admits to having been afraid. He "grinned" as he admitted it, maybe hoping that if he made it seem like no big deal, maybe the men would see it that way, too. As the quotation continues, OMF admits the depth of his fear. While no battle is ever a good thing, he uses very cowardly language to describe his experience. Instead of talking about guns, bullets, and battle, he uses almost hyper-exaggerated language, "the sky was falling" and "the world was coming to an end," to show just how scared he was. He was so fearful, that it seems like he didn't even know where he was and what was happening. Certainly, he was incapacitated by his fear and was not heroic. Having been to war is a source of honor for OMF. Telling the truth about his experiences, seems to cause shame.