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    A Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "Mystery of Heroism"
    A Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "Mystery of Heroism"
    A Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "Mystery of Heroism"
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    A Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "Mystery of Heroism"

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    A Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "Mystery of Heroism," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJul 15, 2016
    ISBN9781535829298
    A Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "Mystery of Heroism"

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      A Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "Mystery of Heroism" - Gale

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      A Mystery of Heroism

      Stephen Crane

      1895

      Introduction

      Stephen Crane's short story A Mystery of Heroism was first published in the Philadelphia Press in August 1895, just months after the original publication of his first and biggest success, The Red Badge of Courage (1895). Like the latter, A Mystery of Heroism describes an episode of the Civil War. The story tells how Fred Collins, an ordinary infantryman, is encouraged by his fellow soldiers into crossing the field of battle to fetch a drink from a nearby well. The question of heroism is a key theme in The Red Badge of Courage. This short story also poses questions about the true meaning of heroism. Does heroism stem from the intentions of the hero, his motivation, or his deeds? Which deeds truly deserve to be labeled heroic? To the casual observer Fred Collins's actions may appear heroic, but Crane makes it clear that Collins is not on a heroic quest but rather a fool's errand motivated by his own vanity.

      A Mystery of Heroism can be found in Great Short Works of Stephen Crane, a 2004 Perennial Classics publication.

      Author Biography

      Crane was born on November 1, 1871, in Newark, New Jersey, the fourteenth and youngest child of Reverend Jonathan Crane and his wife, Mary Crane. Crane's father was a Methodist minister, and the family moved frequently as he was assigned to different churches in New Jersey and New York. After Reverend Crane died in 1880, the family eventually settled in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

      Crane attended Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, studying for a career in mining engineering. The subject held little interest for him, and he left the college after just one term. With a literary career in mind, he enrolled at Syracuse College in New York. However, after six months he declared college a waste of time and left to begin a career as a journalist and author.

      Crane's much older brother, Jonathan Townley Crane, Jr., was a well-established reporter for the New York Tribune and the Associated Press, and Stephen had helped

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