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The other side of war by Mark Twain

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The narrator and his friends form a Confederate company in Hannibal, Missouri in 1861 with no real experience of war. Led by Tom Lyman, their activities consist mainly of fleeing from frequent but false alarms of approaching Union soldiers. One night, nervous in a farmhouse, the narrator fires his gun at a stranger on horseback outside in the dark and believes he has killed him, though it is unclear. The incident shakes the narrator's view of war as something beyond their abilities as "just babies", meant for "hard men". He is haunted by dreams of the stranger and comes to see that war means killing those you don't know.

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THE OTHER SIDE OF WAR BY Mark Twain There was never a good war, or a bad peace. Benjamin Franklin
Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. Twain died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut at the age of 75. He was also a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor. http://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain-9512564
The other side of war by Mark Twain
The other side of war by Mark Twain
The other side of war by Mark Twain
Th Confederates VERSUS The SOUTH
The beginning...
Resistance was always there...
Why did the war start? Republicans did not want slavery spread into the country. Lincoln, a Republican, won the 1860 election without any South State support. The South wanted slavery and felt misrepresented. They wanted indepence.
The other side of war by Mark Twain
Plot War and its reasons (p.6) IS war ever reasonable, justifiable or worth it?
The other side of war by Mark Twain
Plot Narrator: 1st person, character 15 friends form the the Hannibal confederate Company
Characters Tom Lyman ...knew nothing about fighting, but he became our leader. (p.7) Peterson Dunlap Young, intelligent, but didnt know much and full of romantic ideas. He read books and sang love songs. He was looking for an interesting war with fine uniforms, good weather, and beautiful women waiting for us at the end (p.7)
Characters Ed Stevens...handsome, as clean as a cat, and smart as a college professor. But his only goal was to have fun. We had to watch for his practical jokes. The Civil War was a big vacation for him. (p.7) Joe Smith ...wasnt very smart, in fact he was slow. But he had a warm heart, and he worked hard. He was often homesick, but he was serious about the war. He stayed with the company, and he was killed before the end. (p. 7)
We didnt know anything about war. Tom, Peterson, Ed and the rest of us were just boys, really. What could a group like us do? Nothing. And thats what we did. (p. 7)
Setting 1861:Hannibal, narrators hometown (p.7) New London town, 15 km away -> a farmhouse (p.7) General ralls farm: an old soldier from american-mexican war ->warning (p.8) They Fled to Jeb Masons Farm -> false alarm (p.8)
The other side of war by Mark Twain
The other side of war by Mark Twain
The 24h guard resolution: at night, nobody sticked to the sunlight deal. (p.11) Constant messages of warning: They ran away! (p.12)
We didnt like fighting. When we got these messages, we left. We didnt stay and fight. We ran away. And, usually, the news wasnt true. Usually, there werent any Union soldiers in the neighborhood. Soon, we didnt take the messages seriously. One night we didnt fight or run away. Why should we run? We sat back to enjoy the evening. Then we became nervous. One by one, we went to the window. Were there soldiers out there in the dark? Suddenly, we heard a noise. (p.12)
Is anyone out there? asked one of the young boys. I can hear a horse, maybe horses, said Tom Lyman. I can see a man near the path. Can you see him? Ed Stevens asked. Hes on a horse. I think there are other men behind him. I picked my gun in the dark. I was shaking with fear. Without thinking, I held my gun up the window. Behind me someone shouted, Fire! I fired my gun. The noise was terrible. Then the man fell from his horse. (p.12)
Im a murderer, I said. I killed a man. He didnt hurt me. I didnt even know his name. (...) There were six shots fired at the same time. We were all murderers. War was for hard men and we were just babies. Maybe my gun didnt kill the man, but I tried to kill him. I could never fire a gun again. (p.12)
We learned little about the dead man. HE wasnt carrying a gun. He wasnt wearing a uniform. He probably wasnt a soldier. I dreamed about the dead man. This is what war meant. Soldiers killed strangers. At other times, you helped strangers and they helped you. In a war, you shot them. (p.12,14)
The other side of war by Mark Twain
The Costs of war 1 in 13 were amputees
More people died in this war than in all the other USA wars combined.
The war produced about 1,030,000 casualties (3% of the population), including about 620,000 soldier deathstwo-thirds by disease, and 50,000 civilians.[
If we dont end war, war will end us. H.G. Wells
References TWAIN, Mark. Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog and Other Stories. Retold by Nancy Taylor. 2nd edition. Essex, England: Penguin Readers, 2008. http://www.marktwainhouse.org www.wikipedia.com (pictures and Civil War) http://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain- 9512564

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The other side of war by Mark Twain

  • 1. THE OTHER SIDE OF WAR BY Mark Twain There was never a good war, or a bad peace. Benjamin Franklin
  • 2. Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. Twain died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut at the age of 75. He was also a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor. http://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain-9512564
  • 9. Why did the war start? Republicans did not want slavery spread into the country. Lincoln, a Republican, won the 1860 election without any South State support. The South wanted slavery and felt misrepresented. They wanted indepence.
  • 11. Plot War and its reasons (p.6) IS war ever reasonable, justifiable or worth it?
  • 13. Plot Narrator: 1st person, character 15 friends form the the Hannibal confederate Company
  • 14. Characters Tom Lyman ...knew nothing about fighting, but he became our leader. (p.7) Peterson Dunlap Young, intelligent, but didnt know much and full of romantic ideas. He read books and sang love songs. He was looking for an interesting war with fine uniforms, good weather, and beautiful women waiting for us at the end (p.7)
  • 15. Characters Ed Stevens...handsome, as clean as a cat, and smart as a college professor. But his only goal was to have fun. We had to watch for his practical jokes. The Civil War was a big vacation for him. (p.7) Joe Smith ...wasnt very smart, in fact he was slow. But he had a warm heart, and he worked hard. He was often homesick, but he was serious about the war. He stayed with the company, and he was killed before the end. (p. 7)
  • 16. We didnt know anything about war. Tom, Peterson, Ed and the rest of us were just boys, really. What could a group like us do? Nothing. And thats what we did. (p. 7)
  • 17. Setting 1861:Hannibal, narrators hometown (p.7) New London town, 15 km away -> a farmhouse (p.7) General ralls farm: an old soldier from american-mexican war ->warning (p.8) They Fled to Jeb Masons Farm -> false alarm (p.8)
  • 20. The 24h guard resolution: at night, nobody sticked to the sunlight deal. (p.11) Constant messages of warning: They ran away! (p.12)
  • 21. We didnt like fighting. When we got these messages, we left. We didnt stay and fight. We ran away. And, usually, the news wasnt true. Usually, there werent any Union soldiers in the neighborhood. Soon, we didnt take the messages seriously. One night we didnt fight or run away. Why should we run? We sat back to enjoy the evening. Then we became nervous. One by one, we went to the window. Were there soldiers out there in the dark? Suddenly, we heard a noise. (p.12)
  • 22. Is anyone out there? asked one of the young boys. I can hear a horse, maybe horses, said Tom Lyman. I can see a man near the path. Can you see him? Ed Stevens asked. Hes on a horse. I think there are other men behind him. I picked my gun in the dark. I was shaking with fear. Without thinking, I held my gun up the window. Behind me someone shouted, Fire! I fired my gun. The noise was terrible. Then the man fell from his horse. (p.12)
  • 23. Im a murderer, I said. I killed a man. He didnt hurt me. I didnt even know his name. (...) There were six shots fired at the same time. We were all murderers. War was for hard men and we were just babies. Maybe my gun didnt kill the man, but I tried to kill him. I could never fire a gun again. (p.12)
  • 24. We learned little about the dead man. HE wasnt carrying a gun. He wasnt wearing a uniform. He probably wasnt a soldier. I dreamed about the dead man. This is what war meant. Soldiers killed strangers. At other times, you helped strangers and they helped you. In a war, you shot them. (p.12,14)
  • 26. The Costs of war 1 in 13 were amputees
  • 27. More people died in this war than in all the other USA wars combined.
  • 28. The war produced about 1,030,000 casualties (3% of the population), including about 620,000 soldier deathstwo-thirds by disease, and 50,000 civilians.[
  • 29. If we dont end war, war will end us. H.G. Wells
  • 30. References TWAIN, Mark. Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog and Other Stories. Retold by Nancy Taylor. 2nd edition. Essex, England: Penguin Readers, 2008. http://www.marktwainhouse.org www.wikipedia.com (pictures and Civil War) http://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain- 9512564