Stephen Crane (1) (1871–1900)

Although the language in this was very descriptive, I was disturbed by two things: 1. Stephen Crane had never been a soldier, so I felt that his descriptions could not be genuine (many write of experiences they have never had, but this — so detailed and ongoing, in the face of lack of personal experience — bothered me); and 2. there was never any point of confession of the protagonist's cowardly acts at the beginning of the novel, so I was left feeling like later valor was used to sweep that under the rug, rather than making a clean breast of it.… (mehr)