Question

At first, the narrator looks on the Civil War with distrust, as if it were some play affair." What happens to change his mind about the war and encourage him to enlist? Cite textual evidence to Support your answer.​

Answer 1

Explanation: The narrator thinks that the time of glorious war is over, so he distrusts the Civil War and thinks it is not a true war. However, he starts to hear more news about battles and the glory that soldiers are winning in those battles. Henry wants to be a hero and believes that the battlefield is the best place to prove his masculinity. However, his mother does try her best to stop him from enlisting.