Analysis Of Michael Shaara 's ' The Broken Place '

In a letter to the reader, Michael Shaara states that his purpose is similar to Stephen Crane's in The Red Badge of Courage. He wishes to display history not as cold facts, but rather in such a way that the reader can live the history. This is to be accomplished through extensive detail of the emotions of the men, the atmosphere of the battle, and strategies of the commanding officers. Accepting this as Shaara's intent, it can be justifiably stated that he succeeds in his objective. The Killer Angels does not merely relate what assaults and defenses where made by which colonels and generals. Instead, the book delves into the emotions of the major figures of the battle and what they endured physically and mentally as they planned for

Wars have been fought for many different reasons through the years, and that holds true for the American Civil War (1861-1865). In Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Killer Angels, the reasons for fighting the war are brought about through the officers and soldiers at a famous battle site of the Civil War, Gettysburg. Gettysburg was one of the most documented battles of the whole war. It took place over a span of three days and can be viewed as a turning point from Confederate prominence to Confederate demise. As in any conflict, there are two sides to the story. The Union and the Confederacy each had their own views as to why they were fighting the war. Victors write the history so too often only the Union side is

The novel The Killer Angles, by Michael Shaara, gives a story like depiction of the American Civil War at the Battle of Gettysburg. In this novel we see the views of both Confederate and Union armies. The officers for both sides in this novel used to go to war with each other but are now on different sides according to their political views. In the end both armies realized the war had accomplished nothing but all the deaths of soldiers.

The Battle of Gettysburg is considered one of the bloodiest battles during the Civil War, and an important mark in American history. The Killer Angels presents key moments of the battle, and the people who fought each for their own reasons. There are men who primarily fought for homeland, battled for an ideal, or combated for glory. There are three different men highlighted in the book that fought for these reasons. General Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate side, went into battle to fight for his homeland, which was Stratford Hall, Virginia. Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, of the Union side, fought for the ideal of every man being treated equal and looking upon his men like family each of equal importance. General James Longstreet, of the Confederate side with General Lee, fought for glory and victory. Through understanding the personal priorities and values of these three individuals, it becomes clear why they decided to fight in the war.

The setting takes place in the midst of the Battle of Gettysburg as the two sides prepare for the fight. The Confederate officers include: General Robert E. Lee, General James Longstreet, General George Pickett, General John F. Reynolds, and several others. The Union officers have: Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, Colonel William Gamble, Lieutenant John Buford, and many others. The main views that are looked at are Lee, Longstreet, Chamberlain, and Buford. The main conflict that started the civil war is the issue of slavery. In The Killer Angels, it happened in the most important battle of the civil war, which was the Battle of Gettysburg and talked about the plans to either unite the union or destroy it.

The Battle of Gettysburg is a famous turning point in the American Civil War. This is because before this battle the South was actually winning the war. The battle only lasted three days, however it was brutal and costed around fifty one thousand lives. The end result of the war was a loss on the Confederates side, and Major General Robert E. Lee blamed the loss all on himself. According to the events in the novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, this is an accurate assessment because he hired an inefficient cavalryman, had traditional tactics that were predictable, and was used to suggesting rather than ordering.

In the era of The American Civil War their were many battles between the North and the South; also known as the Union and the Confederates. Although there were a lot of deaths in this war, The Battle of Gettysburg has been recorded to be one of the deadliest battles in history. The Killer Angels was written to be based on The Battle of Gettysburg; in which the author claimed that he wrote the story in a different angle than the way they teach it in “school”, the story was based on the perspective of the people themselves. (Killer Angels pg xiii) Although the soldiers had different motivational factors; I will go over the soldier’s reasons for fighting, the difference in the reasons that each side had, and the matter that enabled these men to fight in the face of death.

In the book the killer angels they’re things that happen that changes America! The war in Gettysburg’s was the bloodiest war on America soil. Many men lost their life fighting for America! So till this day we Americans thank those brave soldiers for what they did! The battle of Gettysburg pretty much kicked of the Civil War.

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara reveals an incredibly vivid and ruthless story about the Battle of Gettysburg. Although there were many powerful and influential leaders engaged in the Civil War throughout this reading, John Buford is one leader in particular who stood out. John Buford’s leadership played a major role in the Unions victory over the Confederates in the Battle of Gettysburg. Buford’s tactical decision making process and leadership style are two components that contributed to his success.

Wars have been fought for many different reasons through the years, and that holds true for the American Civil War (1861-1865). In Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Killer Angels, the reasons for fighting the war are brought about through the officers and soldiers at a famous battle site of the Civil War, Gettysburg. Gettysburg was one of the most documented battles of the whole war. It took place over a span of three days and can be viewed as a turning point from Confederate prominence to Confederate demise. The Union and the Confederacy each had their own views as to why they were fighting the war.

The Killer Angels is a novel written by Michael Shaara which tells the story of the four day battle of Gettysburg from June 30 and ended July 3, 1863.There were two armies in the novel the Union and the Confederate soliders who eneded up fighting in a town called Gettysburg located in Pennsylvania. In the novel, there are four major characters who were all Generals, General Lee, General Longstreet, General Pickett, and Colonel Chamberlain.The main cause of the war was the confederate wanting to split from the North and be an independent nation. The book allows the reader to see the problems, the decisions, and the reactions of individuals.

In The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, stories of the events leading up to the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg, as well as the battle itself, are told from both the Northern and Southern perspectives. During the Civil War men fought for various reasons. Shaara uses the thoughts and actions of his characters to identify each person’s purpose for fighting. There were many factors that led men to fight in the Civil War. While soldiers had many reasons to fight, Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels, brings focus to three major factors and characters: Robert E. Lee fought for his homeland, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain fought for an ideal and Jeb Stuart fought for the glory.

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is a historical novel about the Civil War focused entirely on the battle of Gettysburg. Shaara’s novel is based solely off of documents that were left by the survivors of the battle and the reader is told the story from the perspective of leaders on both sides of the battle. The only reason that The Killer Angels is fiction is because Shaara delves into the minds of those who participated in the battle and wrote about what those people felt. Shaara called the soldiers who fought at Gettysburg Killer Angels which is a paradox. This paradox reoccurs throughout the novel and it reveals both sides of man’s nature. Both the soldiers fighting for the Confederacy and the Union were called Killer Angels by Shaara

What is the Civil War? What is the Battle of Gettysburg? The Civil war was a war between citizens of the same country. As well as the Battle of the Gettysburg was the largest battle known in the Civil War. Therefore, many troops were wounded or killed. In the book Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is stating how intense the Battle of Gettysburg was and how many troops are wounded or killed. Yet medicine wasn't too advanced at the time so it was on what the aides can do to help to their best ability. In the book Killer Angels the three persons, I found who were wounded or killed were the following Reynolds, Chamberlain, Kilrain.

The use of stylistic writing that Elif Shafak utilizes in the text of The Gaze contributes to a deeper understanding of the novel. By incorporating the idea of circular connectivity into the text. Shafak is able to convey the great significance of circles as a form of correspondence in her fictional writing. Through the various different stories that are intertwined within the novel, Shafak merges the ideas and events within the text, essentially bringing them into full completion. This writing style using circular transition proves to be purposeful by conveying the idea that there is no beginning, nor an end and wherever one does start, it all comes together once it is complete, similar to a circle.