"An Episode Of War" And Realism

“An Episode of War”
Realism is a literary movement that started in the second half of the 1800’s, “An Episode of War” is a clear example of this movement. Realism is a reaction to romanticism and itexpresses life as it is. Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War” is a product of this movement, as it shows war as it was like. “An Episode of War” shows the way soldiers lived when they got wounded andit shows how people faced their destiny when there was nothing to do with their injuries.
Realism is a reaction to romanticism from the beginning of the 1800’s. Realism is defined as ‘the theory orpractice of fidelity in art and literature to nature or to real life or to accurate representation without idealization’ (Merriam Webster Dictionary). "I guess I won't have it amputated," he said."Nonsense, man! Nonsense! Nonsense!" cried the doctor. "Come along, now. I won't amputate it. Come along. Don't be a baby." Unlike romanticism, realism places reality before the feelings.
StephenCrane’s “An Episode of War” is a product of this movement; it shows how the war was like. “The lieutenant's rubber blanket lay on the ground, and upon it he had poured the company's supply of coffee.Corporals and other representatives of the grimy and hot-throated men who lined the breastwork had come for each squad's portion.” (Literature, Reader’s Notebook, 133) Stephen Crane wrote “An Episode of War”40years later after the Civil War was over; he complied the testimonies of veterans and wrote the story adapting it to the testimonies.
“An Episode of War” shows the way soldiers lived when they gotwounded and it shows how people faced their destiny when there was nothing to do with their injuries. “An interminable crowd of bandaged men were coming and going. Great numbers sat under the treesnursing heads or arms or legs.” (Literature, Reader’s Notebook, 136) War left a lot of soldiers wounded and the hospitals were overcrowded, so doctors would take out soldiers who doctors knew have...