Mystery In Heroism Analysis

In a “ Mystery in Heroism” collins was too stubborn to back out of running across the battle in order to get water from the well, all his comrades either mocked him or told him he could not do it. After proving them all wrong by coming back alive and with water it ends up spilling. No one believed he could or would do it, saying things like “well if yeh want a drink so bad, why don't yeh go git it!” in a mocking manner. But he proved them wrong by going to his captain and saying “ captain, i want t’ git permission to go git some water from that there well over yonder!” the captain at first but then let him go. He went through chaos to get there and it took him a while to get the water but he managed and came back, before he could get a drink
two lieutenants spilled the bucket. After all his hard work he ended up still thirsty. These two very different but similar writings of Stephen Canes both show his extreme dislike for the war. “War is Kind” and “A Mystery in Heroism” do not show much of anything in war except its magnificence of the battle from certain people's view. They had different ways of showing how war is dangerous and sad, “ A Mystery in Heroism” shows the danger by describing Fred Collins little adventure to the well that is practically placed in the middle of the battle field with guns blazing and explosions happening left and right. “War is Kind” shows the sadness as a result of war, that of which is not kind as the title says it is. “War is Kind seems to be more of a very dramatic and ironic description of what Cane fells war is like, while “A Mystery in Heroism approaches a more ironically humorous way of describing the war. Both very good ways to describe a war if you want to capture someone's attention in mabey supporting Canes opposition of the war.