“An Episode of War” by Stephen Crane
Please use complete sentences.
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Why would a simple gunshot wound result in amputation?
Why did the lieutenant fear the amputation procedure so much?
During the Civil War, why did deaths so often occur as a result of minor wounds?
Of all the Civil War dead, how many died of disease and shock as opposed to
battlefield deaths?
5. Which aspects of “An Episode of War” did you find particularly tragic or
unsettling?
6. According to Naturalists, humans are weak and ineffectual beings at the mercy of
mysterious forces. In what way might this statement apply to “An Episode of
War”?