The Unexpected In Stephen Crane's An Episode Of War

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The Unexpected
(A Discussion of three messages from Stephen Crane’s short story, An Episode of War)

Growing up is gonna be hard, but that’s expected. Growing up means being able to think fast and know what to do in tough situations. Also being physically, emotionally, and mentally strong. No one knows what your future will turn out like and you have to be prepared for anything coming your way. In An Episode of War, by Stephen Crane, he says, “This wound eventually placed the latter on a very low social plane.”(513). No one knew he was going to get hurt, it came out of nowhere, they needed to be prepared for the worst. Knowing these are good life lessons and will get you far in life. There are three important messages in Stephen Crane’s short story, An Episode of War. The first main message in An Episode of War, by Stephen Crane is that no one can predict your own density. Not even you yourself know what is gonna happen with your life and how it will end. Nobody else will know either. Even predicting tomorrow's weather is hard much less someone's future, which who knows how long until their life will end. …show more content…

There’s no medicine that will make the pain seem not as bad. Sometimes you just gotta suck it up and be a big person. There are many struggles in life, many obstacles, but you won’t always have someone holding your hand or giving you medicine after you lose or don’t get your way. In An Episode of War, by Stephen Crane, he states, “His tone allowed one to think that he was in the habit of being wounded everyday.” (512). There is no doubt that you will eventually get hurt in life, but we will have to get used to it. We got to be mentally, physically, and emotionally strong in our

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