motifs: distinctive feature or dominant idea
*noise/silence- from nature to battle
*light/dark
*clean/dirty- way they treated their clothing- they only had one uniform. (lieutenant, for example, held his bleeding hand away from his pants).
*youth/maturity- courage to stay or run?
symbols: objects, characters, figures or colors used to represent abstract ideas *The Dead Soldier- Henry saw questions in front of him with the dead soldier. It made him question what is to come after death. What would have happened if he had not run? Would this man have lived? Would this have been him? Also, the sense of turning around and being afraid it could get up and move.
*The Flag- Seen many times as a symbol of pride in one's country (people, bravery)
themes: idea that recurs or pervades a work
*courage
*manhood
* self-preservation
*disregard for human life
Main Characters:
Henry Flemning- The Youth
Jim Conklin- Tall Soldier
Wilson- Fat Soldier
Tattered Soldier
Lieutenant
Henry's Mother- did not really want him to go at first. She knew what war could do.
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