Crane Man's Talents

In the story the character, Tree-ear is a dynamic character with many character strengths. One of those strengths is Tree-ear demonstrates that he is a very thoughtful of Crane-man throughout A Single Shard. An example that illustrates his thoughtfulness is, "Tree- ears plan was to eat only half his food, leave the bowl hidden somewhere, and take the other half home to Crane-man at the end of the day." Tree-ear portrays himself as thoughtful to Crane-man in the statement because he wants to make sure Crane-man has at least something to eat. Tree-ear does not want to be greedy in the case that if he gets a free meal, so should Crane-man who works just as hard every day.

In Crane’s “A Mystery of Heroism” he uses literary elements to create Naturalist themes. One main belief of Naturalists is that someone’s life is determined by environment, chance, and heredity. Crane uses the setting and characters to create this theme. In the story it says, “Too, he wondered why he did not feel some keen agony of fear cutting his sense like a knife.” This quote shows that the main character is not afraid. The setting of the war is one of the reasons he does not feel fear. He has probably been in a more fearful situation since he has been in the war. If he had not been a soldier and been in this setting he would be more fearful. Crane uses characters to create this main idea by showing the other characters who argue with Collins until he goes to the well. In “A Mystery of Heroism” it says, “ ‘Of course, yeh will! Yeh’ll run through that there

In the story, Crane uses literary techniques such as logos and ethos to describe the harshness of the Civil War and of life. The story tells of a Civil War lieutenant who is shot in the arm while parting out coffee for his troops, and despite the lack of severity of the wound, his arm must be amputated. The lieutenant uses logic when he struggles and denies the fact that his arm requires amputation, but the doctor insists. The story tells of his struggle by saying, “‘Let go of me,’ said the lieutenant, holding back wrathfully, his glance fixed upon the door of the old schoolhouse, as sinister to him as the portals of death.” This shows the seriousness of life and the unfairness of it because the lieutenant was not engaged in battle, yet a stray bullet hit his arm. The story also shows emotion when the lieutenant’s arm is unjustly amputated and he must sooth his family by telling them that his situation is not as serious as they make it out to be, although he himself felt it was unfair. He faces life with dignity and realizes the seriousness of

and emotionally. By using imagery, Crane showed us the world of open sea survival and the

Crane’s use of characterization helps the reader form ideas or hypotheses about the way a character will act throughout the story. In Chapter One, as Pete is approaching the brawl on the street, he is given the following description:

After working just a few weeks with Viet, I realized he is a perfectionist. Whether working on fabricating pieces for the Longfellow Bridge in Boston, railings for the new seating at Fenway Park, restoring historical lanterns for Harvard University or a custom $3M bronze pool fence for a private home, Viet has taught me to take pride in your work regardless of what it is and learn from your mistakes.

How do you know that crane-man is a respectable character? In the story “A Single Shard” Crane-man takes in a little kid that no one would take him so crane-man even tho he is homeless. Crane-man is a respectable character because he took in tree-ear (the little boy), he give good life lessons, and treats tree-ear like a

The Correspondent is considered the most important character of the men, because he portrays the author of the story, Stephen Crane. Crane is the narrator of the story, and showed himself as a character who is hard working, and yet sometimes melancholy towards his situation. The Open Boat vocalizes, “The correspondent, pulling at the other oar, watched the waves and wondered why he was there” (Crane 6). The correspondent struggled with

Since the Japanese myth states that making 1,000 cranes will grant that individual a wish; Jodie took this challenge although failed the first few times. However, she didn’t give up and was determined to finish the challenge. Making the cranes helped her calm on days she would be frustrated or happy. She found a way to deal with her moods while making those cranes.

It is evident throughout the story how Crane brings out the worst in people. Perhaps, the biggest enemy Crane made was Brom Bones. For example, “Of the sorts of falls that such an agent as he might induce, consistent with Irving’s fondness for his Dutch characters, there is sort of pillow-soft, post-Miltonic fall of Brom, who, encountering evil without accepting it, passes from innocence to a knowledge of virtuous action and in the process gains his method” (Von Frank). Brom was not always an angry, jealous person. Ichabod coming into town and trying to take his love away from him, set him off in the wrong direction. Ichabod was very interested in Katrina Van Tassel, or rather, he was very interested in Van Tassel’s wealth. Crane was frustrated with his poverty and poor financial situation. He concluded that he was going to marry Van Tassel just to inherit her wealth and live like a king. “Ichabod Crane had a soft and foolish heart towards the females; and it is not to be wondered at, that so tempting a morsel soon found favor in his eyes; more especially after he had visited her in her paternal mansion, old Baltus Van Tassel was a perfect picture of a thriving, contented, liberal-hearted farmer” (Irving 14-15). He was never deeply interested in her personality, he was only trying her use her. Irving portrayed that Brom was so upset with Crane for many reasons, ultimately ending up with the fact that it was because of Crane’s relentless pursuit of Van Tassel’s wealth. The dark character traits of jealousy and envy were portrayed by

Crane had a new reputation as a war writer, but his curiosity led him to become a war correspondent. In 1897 he set sail for Cuba to report on Cuban revolutionaries; the boat that he was aboard ended up sinking. His firsthand experience led him to write The Open Boat. In this novel, he used vivid imaginary to explain what happened to a handful of men against the power of the indifferent but destructive sea (“Stephen Crane”). He was unable to get to Cuba so he set out for the Greco-Turkish War. He wanted to be a firsthand writer, to make his writings realistic. While trying to accomplish his goal for writing, Crane ended up getting sick. He kept getting sick while he was a war correspondent because he was around filth so much and he could not really get away from it. Although he was not physically harmed by the war, he was physically harmed by his environment at the age of twenty-eight. He contracted malaria and tuberculosis and soon passed away. He passed away in Badenweiler, Germany on June 5, 1900 (“Stephen Crane Biography”). He passed away at a young age, but it was because of all the diseases he contracted while trying to write his stories for the public.

By using his personal life experience he created a masterpiece. Crane later moved to England, where he passed away in 1900 from tuberculosis at the age of 29. (Encyclopedia)

Stephen Crane’s ideas varied from those of Twain and Ambrose as shown in his short story, “The Open Boat.” In the story, the crewmates of a diminutive boat are caught in a storm. This is clearly more depressing than the stories of the other two authors cited but it also sanctions nature to play a substantial role. In naturalism, nature often acts as a force that humanity cannot control. The storm represents Crane’s belief in

Ever since I was little I always enjoyed standing beside my grandpa as he worked on projects in his shop. The smell of sawdust and the sound of power tools sparked my curiosity. My grandpa has a history with woodworking. He worked on building boats for his job and he was very good at it. People often come to him and asks him for help building things and he for the most part takes on the job and does it well. I’ve watched him over the years build one Chris-Craft boat and another Thompson from basically scratch. Just recently a

The physical description of Ichabod Crane was one of less than flattery. The narrator describes Ichabod as “tall but exceedingly lank, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served as shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together” (535). The narrator further explains his “huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long-striped nose that looked like a weather cock, perched upon his spindle neck” (535). His physique was compared to that of a scarecrow (535). Ichabod’s name and physical description gave an impression of a comical character with an unfortunate hand dealt in appearances.