The first pair of men I picked who displayed friendship in the novel was Armistead and Hancock. I chose them because although they were on the opposing sides, the two men both remained very close friends. Armistead wanted the Confederates to win; Hancock wanted the Union to win. Neither of them wished for their friend to get hurt in the war though. On page 314, Armistead says, “If I lift a hand against you, friend, may God strike me dead.” He is talking about Hancock when he says friend. This is actually true; he dies while charging in Pickett’s charge against Hancock. This shows that he would rather die than his friend. But while Armistead lays there dying, he asks to see Hancock. Hancock has also been hit. Page 329 has another quote from
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Even though they were both Confederates, the two men had very different battle strategies. Longstreet would always want the defensive side, while Lee would want to attack. The generals complemented each other very much. They would explain their thoughts and ideas so the other man could understand where they were coming from. On the bottom of page 191 and top of page 192, Lee lectures Longstreet saying, “To be a good soldier, you must love your army. But to be a good officer, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love. This is… a very hard thing to do. No other profession requires it. That if one reason why there are so few good officers. Although there are many good men.” Lee teaches Longstreet a very important lesson on how to be a good officer. This indicates that Lee is willing to help Longstreet. He is being a friend and aiding him. Throughout the book, the men argue, but not in a bad way. They bounce ideas off of each other. In day three, they are concerned on the idea if they should withdraw or not. On page 338, Longstreet can see how stressed Lee is and declares, “I will take care of it, General. We’ll push out tonight.” Longstreet takes control and tries to relax Lee. As always, they continue to discuss the matter, but Longstreet shows real friendship there. He attempts to lend a hand, and that is what
Even though they were both Confederates, the two men had very different battle strategies. Longstreet would always want the defensive side, while Lee would want to attack. The generals complemented each other very much. They would explain their thoughts and ideas so the other man could understand where they were coming from. On the bottom of page 191 and top of page 192, Lee lectures Longstreet saying, “To be a good soldier, you must love your army. But to be a good officer, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love. This is… a very hard thing to do. No other profession requires it. That if one reason why there are so few good officers. Although there are many good men.” Lee teaches Longstreet a very important lesson on how to be a good officer. This indicates that Lee is willing to help Longstreet. He is being a friend and aiding him. Throughout the book, the men argue, but not in a bad way. They bounce ideas off of each other. In day three, they are concerned on the idea if they should withdraw or not. On page 338, Longstreet can see how stressed Lee is and declares, “I will take care of it, General. We’ll push out tonight.” Longstreet takes control and tries to relax Lee. As always, they continue to discuss the matter, but Longstreet shows real friendship there. He attempts to lend a hand, and that is what