I am doing a book study on "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt, a story about a boy who grows up during the Civil war, for Language Arts. I really enjoy the book because it is so detailed, gives you information about the actual history behind it, and gives you a lot of insight into what life would truly be like back then. I wrote these paragraphs about the generals in the Civil War, and their battle techniques.
General McClellan was a general in the Civil War, at first highly esteemed, but his lack of brutal strategy lost him his position. In “Across Five Aprils” Shadrach Yale’s opinion of him is that: “He does not have the cold approach to killing, the singleness of purpose, the brutal tenacity, that the winner of this war-if there ever is to be one-must have.”
I think Shadrach means that they need a General who can focus on, not the soldier’s lives, but the strategy of the war. To do this, he must be fairly cold-hearted. I do not think a Christian should be able to act like this, even in a war, because our hearts are supposed to be open and loving. While God does even order people to kill sometimes, such as in Exodus, I do not believe we should have a cold-hearted approach to it.
General McClellan was a general in the Civil War, at first highly esteemed, but his lack of brutal strategy lost him his position. In “Across Five Aprils” Shadrach Yale’s opinion of him is that: “He does not have the cold approach to killing, the singleness of purpose, the brutal tenacity, that the winner of this war-if there ever is to be one-must have.”
I think Shadrach means that they need a General who can focus on, not the soldier’s lives, but the strategy of the war. To do this, he must be fairly cold-hearted. I do not think a Christian should be able to act like this, even in a war, because our hearts are supposed to be open and loving. While God does even order people to kill sometimes, such as in Exodus, I do not believe we should have a cold-hearted approach to it.
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