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Paul Trimor Ms. Funsch ENG 321 17 October 2011

During Civil War, an onslaught of propaganda convinced civilians that war was sincere to all. However, as time progressed, people began to realize that it was the exact opposite. Gun shots are fired repetitively; peoples heads are being shot at while cannons explode and there is little warning before a giant ball of metal hits you in the face. Stephen Crane faced the cruel effect of war when he spent 30

shipwrecked near Cuba after being attacked. Although Crane never experienced the full impact of war, he created numerous amounts of literary works that demonstrate its affects, such as Do no weep maiden, for war is kind. The theme in Stephen Cranes Do not weep maiden, for war is kind exhibits the cruel effect war has on ordinary people.

Crane sardonically admires war as if war is a great field in which god is present. Great is the Battle- God. And his kingdom a field were a thousand corpses lie (10). This great battle field is Gods kingdom, God paradise, a place with no worry, devastation or any misconception. And yet, so many people are felt dead on the cold, grotesque ground which is clammy from the sweat and blood and for what reason? Freedom? Pride? Honor? Think again. They fought for an unexplained glory that flew over them(4) . Flew over like a faint blue jay during winter, unnoticeable and obscure. But thats fine, because war is kind,(1). (Sarcastically speaking) War is courteous, lots of heroic men chose to be deployed into the battlefield in which glory is the only thing they fight for.

Imagine waiting for a loved one's return, but instead you receive news of their death. War not only effects the people whom are fighting but also the ones away from the battlefield.

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Imagine the man whom you thought is perfect in every way surrendered due to his yellowness. "He threw his hands towards the sky" (2) begging for mercy and being killed in action. Imagine your father, your role model, falling into a pit of poisonous gas "gulping then dying" (14). During the Civil War, this was the fate of many men. Crane describes the cruel injustice of their deaths and sarcastically tells of their heroic tales in order to emphasis how war doesnt give a damn about people. Now imagine all the people. Living forth today. You may say that Im a dreamer, But im not the only one. I hope someday you join us, and the world will live as one