Question

What is “An Episode of War” by Stephen Crane primarily about?

Answer 1

The story is told through the perspective of a narrator, as they follow the lieutenant's actions. The theme of "An Episode of War" is war itself, and how war doesn't discern between soldiers and innocent people. ( A man was shot while dividing coffee rations, rather then because he was fighting.)

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) a soldier who loses his arm.

“An Episode of War” by Stephen Crane is primarily about a soldier who loses his arm.

The story is located in the times of the US Civil War. It tells the story of a lieutenant that is rationing supplies to his soldiers when all of a sudden, he feels a horrible pain and screams. The troop tried to help him and realized that blood is coming from his arm. They took him to the hospital where he met a doctor that helps him.

The other options of the question were A) a doctor who saves a soldier's arm. C) a soldier who rations supplies. D) a general who plans a battle.