The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh Summary

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How is the story relevant the night before the Civil War call “The Battle of Shiloh’’ and their events? Base on the story “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” is relevant to the battle of shiloh because the author is expression how would people feel about the battle. Also, showing how the battle would be like when they start a war, the war would express how it started and why it started. In the story “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh was based how a young boy ran away from home to be in the war as the drummer boy. The story alo show how the boy was talking to the general known as General who lead the Confederate army to the war. After a few days of war the General Albert Sidney Johnston died and replaced him for General Ulysses S.Grant.The Drummer boy of Shiloh is related to the battle of shiloh because base on the their symbol explaining the war. In the story “ the Drummer Boy of Shiloh” the word “blossom’’ in the story is known is “youth’’ because it show how the young boy was foolish to join the war. The General thought Joby was foolish for joining the military instead of enjoying his childhood. In the story “Do you shave yet?” Even more a damn fool There’s your cheek felt right off the tree overhead” (Bradbury 169). This …show more content…

For example “Owl Creek was full of boys splashing around the noon day sun just a few hours ago. I fear it will be fall again, just floating, at sun down tomorrow, not caring where the tide takes them,”(Bradbury 70). The Owl Creek is a place for joy and sorrow, the boys going in the creek like they don’t have a care in the world. The General can picture them after the battle between the Union and he Confederates. Another example is the word “winter” is symbolize as the battle of Shiloh. This is known as a negative sign because it stand for sufferings from the war where many people died from the war in the Owl Creek from the Church of

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