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In “An Episode of War” by Stephen Crane, what is the main reason that the lieutenant is wounded?
He is careless.
He is reckless.
He is a victim.
He is ambitious.
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He is a victim.
The lieutenant is wounded by a chance artillery fragment while calmly carrying out an ordinary duty (serving coffee). Crane emphasizes the impersonal, random nature of war rather than any carelessness, recklessness, or ambition on the lieutenant's part.
The lieutenant is wounded by a chance artillery fragment while calmly carrying out an ordinary duty (serving coffee). Crane emphasizes the impersonal, random nature of war rather than any carelessness, recklessness, or ambition on the lieutenant's part.
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