Comparison Of Angels And Demons: Spiritual Warfare

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.

This essay aims to provide an analysis and evaluation of Sandra Salmans article “Fighting That Old Devil Rumor” published in the Saturday Evening Post, October 1982.

The Killer, Who? of the Wounded Angels Why so many deaths in one battle that happened for only 4 years? Before the Civil War, there was the Revolution in 1776-1783 that created the United States. Then the Civil War in 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be.

Differences in race exist. To pretend they don’t is a ridiculous notion and does nothing to bridge division and heal wounds caused by years of exclusion. However, the difference lies in acknowledging one’s racial biases, and having the self-awareness to correct it as General Chamberlain did in the passage, “Chamberlain felt an oddness, a crawly hesitation, not wanting to touch him…he felt it again: a flutter of unmistakable revulsion…He had not even known this feeling was there.” (p. 169 The Killer Angels)

In Touching Spirit Bear Cole drives to be a better person and to make wise choices, in Devilś Arithmetic Hannah drives to other people. Cole wants to heal his anger, but it is going to take a lot of work to heal it. So he went through the Circle Of Justice. Hannah, in Devil's Arithmetic, struggles to remember the past and she is thankful for the past at the end of the story. While Cole in Touching Spirit Bear and Hannah in Devil's arithmetic have different objectives, they both are based on internal and external conflicts that help the reader achieve their goal.

Literary analysis of Touching Spirit Bear and The Devil’s Arithmetic Devil’s Arithmetic and Touching Spirit Bear are similar in ways like theme, and character problems but are also very different because Devil’s Arithmetic is based off of a true story and time in history. Touching Spirit Bear is a fictional story. Although each novel is either punishment related or hatred against a race or group. In these novels characters Chaya and Cole are in similar situations but different reasons why they are where they are.

Throughout the course of the Civil War around 620,000 lives were lost, of these thousands upon thousands killed, about 51,000 died in the Battle of Gettysburg. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara documents the events during the Battle of Gettysburg from the perspectives of 7 different men, on both sides, who fought through the bloodiest battle in the Civil War. The central theme of The Killer Angels centers around the concept that some decisions are difficult to make because they are neither wrong nor right, as exemplified through Generals who make difficult decisions on the battlefield, question the theology and morals of warfare, and are forced to make decisions with an unknown outcome.

Honor played a major role in novel, Killer Angels. Throughout the book, Honor was a concept that remained important to members of the armies, regardless of whether they were supporting the Union or the Confederacy. Every action and decision was made with the intention of being heroic and as honorable as possible.

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.

Killer Angels is a 1974 historical novel by Michael Shaara. The book tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. The novel is told through the voices of both Union army and Confederate Army of Northern Virginia leaders who were in battle there. The novel is laid out in days and each new chapter for the day gives a number and the name of the man who is the focus of the chapter. In Killer Angels, the Army of Northern Virginia’s demise is highlighted by a few different features. The failing health and age of Robert E. Lee served to distract him from military obligations, the advantage point the Union side had over Confederate Army at the Battle of Gettysburg, and the most significant reason for demise, was the

Since the beginning of time we Americans have always fought for what we stand by. The Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War is just one example; the Union was fighting to end slavery and the Confederacy was fighting to keep it. In order to fight you need people, us Americans had the choice of joining/volunteering or if not enough civilians joined there would be a draft. There will always be a price to pay when going into battle as is shown in The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, which gives you an insight to the point of views of both sides and the struggles in the military. Robert E. Lee, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, and John Buford are just a very small portion of the military personnel who suffered the price/hardships.

The world today is ruled by the devil who is the one that works in the children of disobedience, disobedience to God and his word. All disobedience is sin, and sin is the root of man’s problem. The evil in the world today is not the result of mental illnesses, or deep psychological problems. Sin is the problem of man. Men have yielded to spirits which have driven them to commit sin, sins such as adultery, fornication, murder, lying, stealing, cheating and many others condemned by righteous principles. The fifth chapter of Galatians specifically names out the works of the flesh and shows clearly that such works are to contrary to the Holy Spirit. Why? The reason is because the works of the flesh come from a contrary source, a contrary spirit. The Bible clearly states, “They that are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans the 8th chapter also shows that if one is of the flesh he minds the things of the flesh, but if he is of the Spirit He minds the Spirit.

The Shakespeare play Macbeth is considerably one of the bloodiest plays in history. The murders of King Duncan, Banquo, and several others show that this statement is true. The supernatural events that occur during Macbeth’s plan are influenced by greed. Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to act on his actions immediately after his hearing of the first prophecy. In William Shakespeare’s

Presently there remain no facts by any scientist that can prove that God’s word is not the truth. Genesis chapter 1and 2 articulates that God created the universe; this involves the whole earth as well as humans. The Bible states, the earth is God’s and the fullness thereof, and he that dwells in it. In chapter 3 The Long War against God, Henry Morris expresses his worries concerning certain Christians who credit evolutionism in place of God’s method of creation. Morris references Darwin’s transformation of Orthodox to atheists. Darwin changed Christian belief of creationism to a Naturalist’s view of evolution.

After all the seasons always change, so do cities, and people come into your life and people go. Nevertheless, its promising to know the ones you love are always in your heart. However, the world is different now. Danger prowls around every corner, and the chaos has descended. There are no rules, no government, and no assurances that if you follow a certain route, you’ll be safe. Enemies of dangerous people have taken over, more barbaric and intimidating than ever, struggling for survival with no loyalty to anybody but to their own followers.