Misconceptions In The Film Glory

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was made up of brave African American men who volunteered to fight for freedom and rights alongside the north troops in protest over slavery. This unit was a very substantial move in the war, The presence of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment changed the outcome of the war. It showed the South that the Northerners truly saw African Americans as capable for fighting.

Why is the movie called Glory? Is it really glory? I strongly believe not only is the movie glory itself, but the characters represent the idea of glory throughout the movie as well. Glory is a high rank of honor, which involves tireless amounts of work to get to. Not only did the characters in the movie represent the movie well, but portrayed the Civil War in a proud manner as well. There are many characters that represent glory, but there are three that stand out among the rest. Those characters are Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, Corporal Thomas Searles, and Sergeant Major John Rawlins.

Both men are cowardly in the beginning of their movies. Shaw survived his first battle by hiding beside a few dead soldiers, he did not fight for his life. Later on when Shaw was promoted because of his “bravery” and leadership skills in that battle he did not want to take the promotion. Partly due to his guilt about how he acted in the first battle and the regiment he would be in charge of was all African Americans. He wouldn’t be seen as a real colonel because his men would never see battle. This is similar to how Lt. Dunbar in Dances with Wolves was seen as heroic riding his horse in front of the enemy, seemingly taunting them, when in reality he was attempting to kill himself.

Throughout history, Americans have sought to spread the spirit of equality, which is believed to be the realization of true freedom. Before establishing this freedom, every American had only one question stuck in their head: What is freedom? Our country received it in the year of 1776 from the British through a series of difficulties and wars. African Americans defined it as an escape from slavery, while immigrants defined it as their acceptance into a new society. More yet, women of the women’s suffrage defined their freedom as their recognition into society and for their rights to be equal to that of every other man. These different perceptions of cultures/groups in America tied together to form an American view of freedom. Freedom is

He led tens of thousands people in a peaceful protest against the British rule in the “Salt March”. His protest was a prime example of civil disobedience by staying nonviolent while still making a huge impact on the movement. In his writing “On Nonviolent Resistance” he notes, “No country has ever become, or will ever become, happy through victory in war. A nation does not rise that way; it only falls further”(1). This statement explains that no matter what is the result in a war the constant aftermath is death. Losing a life no matter the cost is worth it. There are many ways to fight and make a difference without

The Civil War is a harsh part of American history but the life of the soldiers was a real struggle. Most people know that the soldiers had a miserable life but it was far worse than people assume. Weapons weren’t easy to use, training was like starting from scratch and the camp life was miserable. Whether is was the North or the South, life wasn’t easy. Therefore, during the Civil War, the soldiers continued the courageous and daring fight in spite of poorly constructed weapons, labored training, and dreadful living conditions.

Their strong bond, perseverance, trust and leadership marks a turning point for the 54th Regiment which convinced Shaw to fight for his soldiers, to stand by their side and to be bold and determined that they will win. Although there was bloodshed and half of the men died in the battle, the sacrifice and bravery of the soldiers was not wasted because this initiated the Union to hire more black men as soldiers.

     Michael Shaara’s fictional novel, The Killer Angels, is based on the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. The novel allows the reader to recognize the heart and courage of the more than two million men that fought in the war. Shaara focuses the reader to better understand the reason why these men fight and the meaning of the war. Ultimately, the reader observes that the war is fought on an individual level as much as a governmental level. These men are there to fight for what they believe is truly right. The Confederates fought for their rights to hold slaves, their freedom tyranny of the Federal Government, and their

Glory is a movie about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first official all black units in the United States during the Civil War. It’s an inspirational story of how a young Union soldier, Robert Gould Shaw, is offered the chance to lead an army unit that will change not only his life, but the lives of many other Americans.

The Union military and naval effort to capture Charleston failed in 1863, So did the assault on Fort Wagner led by the 54th which most of them died in the attack. On may 1863 the 54 completed their training and marched through boston to embark for the front. The 54th was not the first black regiment organized or the first to see combat. The War Department quietly allowed the Union commanders occupy portions of the lower Mississippi valley and other places to begin organizing black regiments in the fall of 1862. Four of the regiments fought in battle with the vicksburg campaign during May and June 1863, but these events had received a little publicity in the Northern press. The White officers of the 54th represented of New Charges gland society like shaw were the combat veterans of white regiments during the first two years of the war. Glory does not go into detail about the impact the battle of Fort Wagner had on the Northern like it does not mention the draft

Glory is the story of Civil War Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who leads the war's first all-black volunteer regiment the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry into battles and discovers along the way he has to confront the moral question of racial prejudice inside and outside of his regimen. Colonel Shaw was the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Massachusetts “Fighting” Fifty-fourth, which was a position he has been thrown into and felt that he may not be fit for the job. At first Shaw was a little cowardly, during the battle, bomb fragments almost hit him and he passed out. He later seems guilty and not very motivated, but with the help of his friend Forbes and some time, Shaw turns himself into the leader that his men need. At the end Colonel Shaw’s courage shows when he volunteers to be the leading regiment in the assault on Fort Wagner and then during battle he forges on when the battle seems to a lost cause.

Young men who have never experienced a war or any kind of battle and saw the deaths and destructions caused by the fighting would be greatly surprised that it is not all glory. “Another factor leading to the war was the number of British-allied Indian attacks in the Ohio Valley” (Shi and Tindall 238). Men, women, and children were viciously killed by Indians in several encounters. Because of this, these young men would think twice. Washington, Adams, and Jefferson would think differently than John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay because they had seen war and were aware of the carnage that happens to people in a war where the younger folks think it is all glory, but it isn’t.

Glory is a movie that reenacts the formation of the first Negro infantry, the 54th Massachusetts, during the Civil War. Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the volunteer Massachusetts infantry endured grueling training and strict discipline. Under his watchful eye, they slowly transformed from being wild and unruly to proud, courageous, and patriotic soldiers. Although the North believed in the abolition of slavery, many Northerners’ still thought the Negro to be inferior to the White race and did not believe they could fight as well. They were soon to be proven wrong.

In the movie Colonel Robert G. Shaw is introduced as well as Major Forbes, and Private Thomas Searles. In the beginning of the movie Thomas was introduced as a friend of Colonel Shaw however, when Thomas decided to join the army that is when their relationship changed. Major Forbes is a very close friend of Colonel Shaw and he himself noticed that Shaw was treating Thomas as a complete stranger when he decided to become part of the army. There were a couple scenes in the movie where Shaw ignored Thomas and even made him cry. Major Forbes decided to step up and address the issue with Shaw as to how he was treating Thomas, and Shaw made a very good point when he told Forbes that his job is to train these men before they go out into the field and there is no time for

It was true, the black soldiers didn’t know from their left to their right, however they were fast learners and Shaw saw that. In one scene the Sargent major, who was tasked to teach/instruct the black soldiers, was screaming at the soldiers due to their improper marching. Later on it can be clearly seen that the black soldiers were marching in sync like they were supposed to. The next scene was combat training using rifles and bayonets. At that point Shaw faith towards the regiment increase and was confident about their skills and their capability in fighting this war. This is confirmed when Shaw stated that the men were learning faster than a white man and how they were so tense during training and is able to relax without a care in the