Abstract: Henry's brigade is stopped at the edge of a grove. While stopped, the soliders are talking about rumors that each of them has heard as they are watching other brigades run to battle. They talk about how other companies are doing and also about other people that have been hurt. When they are waiting, there are some bullets going by their heads. Henry's lieutenant gets shot in the hand during this time and then he is treated by his company's captain. Then all of the troops in the battle start to come closure,and it seems like they don't really know what they're doing. The commander of the other brigade is yelling at them to go back, but a lot of them just go further away. Many of the veterans make jokes about the soliders that are retreating. The other soliders then become fearful and a little amazed by the fleeing soliders wondering why they are running. Henry wants to see what is causing them to be so scared, but he fears that he will run then too.
Response: When waiting for the battle and hearing what the others have to say, Henry seems to become even more fearful. He is fearful I believe because the enemy and what they have in store for him is unknown. He does not know what to expect and thus expects the worst of outcomes. While reading it, you begin to have the same fear's as Henry does because of the language used like frozen, angry, and turbulent to describe different things. Are the other soliders just as nervous and fearful as Henry because that is what it seems like?
Characters: The lieutenant bold, got shot in hand, encourages to go and fight.
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