Comparison of patriotism between Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" and George Parsons Lathrup's poem titled "Keenan's Charge".

In both The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, and in Keenan's Charge by George Lathrup, similar scenes of a civil war charge are described. But these similar events are only alike on the surface, as both authors convey different views on what a soldier's courage in battle consists of. Lathrup's poem portrays courage in the classic way, as well-trained soldiers who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the good of their country. …

…similar at a glance, both occur during the civil war, and both are about union soldiers charging confederate troops, but because of the strong voices of the authors, the stories carry significantly different moods, and each conveys a different message about a similar topic. My teacher's corrections on this paper included putting the poem title in quotes rather than underlining it, putting certain verbs in present tense rather than past, and some minor grammatical errors.