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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

Symbolism allows writers to suggest their ideas within a piece of literature. This is found in most types of writing. Stephen Crane expresses this in his short story, The Open Boat. Through symbolism and allegory, it is demonstrated that humans live in a universe that is unconcerned with them. The characters in the story come face to face with this indifference and are nearly overcome by Nature’s lack of concern. This is established in the opening scenes, the “seven mad gods” and in the realization of the dying soldier. The descriptions that Crane uses in the opening scenes illustrate nature’s lack of concern for their tragedy. He discusses the waves in the ocean that continually roll and crest. The waves are problems or

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The short story is difficult to understand since the author wrote the story in a tricky way, made up of hints that need to be put together along with the main symbol to understand it. The cranes representing the old couple are standing among the shoreline together like a loving couple admiring the view. The couple is sitting in the car reminiscing their years together and joking around. Their conversational tone sure makes it obvious how much they love each other. The story starts off describing the couple parked along the shoreline looking at the birds and how fascinated they are by them, specially the woman. The man explains to her how those cranes in specific are very rare and there aren’t many left. The woman makes a joke about the small birds looking like clowns in front of big elegant birds, then the man laughs in a way and she asks him if he is all right, and I believe this is the story’s rising action. The old man then changes his mind and

Though after Bone’s trick superstition could be sufficient to throw Crane out of town, his fearfulness made it far easier for the prank to work. “If there was a pleasure in all this, it was dearly purchased by the terrors of his subsequent walk homewards.” His own footsteps sent him trembling, and so would the howling wind , light

There is not much I would change in how far I have come in my search of the meaning of me. I have always considered myself to be a very advanced person when it comes to spirituality and emotional development. All of the hurts and hardships were necessary for me to develop to the extent I have.

Not only are cranes booked realistic because of the events , but he also included the psychological aspects of war. Cranes book goes to another level of realism. This makes you feel as if you are there experiencing the events in this story.

At the end of “The Cranes”, the author paints a picture of resolution in the car. The older couple, having made up their mind to end their lives together, make their final preparations in drastic calmness. The wife seems to have a few concerns about their decision, but takes comfort in her husband’s steadfast determination. The end of the story shows the woman closing her eyes one final time as she remembers, for one last minute, a scene from their past. Suddenly, the cranes outside the car shoot upward into the sky, presumably in response to a gunshot that startles them.

In the story “Night Calls” one of the symbols is the Heron (bird) that the father takes care of. The father of the girl (narrator) had lost his wife and just got a heron to look after. The heron was a symbol of distraction for the father. The people told him that the heron was almost extinct and they would try to find a mate. Meanwhile the father took care of the bird, he was so interested in the bird in the beginning. When the girl/daughter/narrator would come home all he talked about was the heron. With that being said, the symbol is distraction by the heron.

Crane-man, in the beginning chapters, he is vastly independent. He does not need any help from anybody. Even though he is getting timeworn; he still does not like for people to help him. Stubborn is one of his main personalities that he shows toward others, especially Tree-ear. According to page 57, Ajima

immediately following this act of compassion the storm subsides and “A short time afterward the child awakens without a fever and a desire to eat.” The author seems to be saying that performing acts of kindness can often result in positivity in our own lives. The next day a large crowd of spectators has gathered in front of the chicken coop, and the people of the town are “having fun” with the angel. “Without the Slightest bit of reverence” they toss things at him as if he were not an angel, but a “circus animal.” The author is showing us how irreverent we can be as humans.

Because of this, the realism of the novel that Crane is so often applauded for, is greatly subtract from, and thus makes Crane’s cry for the acknowledgement of the sacrifices

Naturalism is a very important philosophy in Crane’s writing. Although humans have a tendency to romanticize events in nature and in daily life that they perceive as great Crane tries to stay on the naturalistic side of things. Although Crane’s writing is mostly naturalistic it contains some romanticism. This leads some people to believe that Crane is a romantic writer.

For the precast panel activity, I chose the Liebherr LTM 1220-5.2 because it is capable of lifting the 42-ton precast wall panels into place. At 128’ the crane is still able to lift 44.7 tons with its hydraulic boom. The crane will have no problem lifting the panels to a height of 46ft or a horizontal distance of 65ft. This is why I would recommend setting the crane up on the other side of the railroad tracks and extend the boom over the tracks when the track is clear. With its impressive axle load active rear axle-steering, it will lift these wall panels with ease and be able to maneuver when complete. The reason why this crane beat its competition is because it has such a long hydraulic boom which helps on this particular

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