“Chickamauga,” a short story written by Ambrose Bierce, tells a story about a six-year-old boy, son of a veteran, who wandered by his lonesome, into the forest. The little boy was happy because he now had a sense of freedom from control and happiness because he has the opportunity to explore and adventure. He has dreams of himself in battle, killing enemies, just like his father once did. But somewhere along the way, he looses sight of reality. After one day of his adventure, lost in the forest, he becomes tired and begins to cry out from fear and terror; he sobs himself to sleep. When he arises from his sleep, he notices several objects nearing him but he cannot make out what it could be. As the objects get closer, he realizes that it is men nearing him, hundreds of men in fact. These men were just out of battle, beaten and wounded. The little boy decides he will become the leader of the pack. When he notices a blazing fire, he motions to his tribe to follow. As they get closer, he realizes that it is his own home that is up in flames. When he runs toward the fire, he …show more content…
Even though I liked the story, I did not quite understand the actual meaning. After re-reading the story again, I was able to comprehend it more. I loved how the author, Ambrose Bierce, wrote this short story. The story is full of foreshadowing. The author using foreshadowing in the way that the little boy was all down and about being a soldier in war until he realized what being a soldier in war really was. It reminds me a lot of how kids think. When we are just little kids, we don’t quite grasp the true meaning of life. As we grow up and mature, we start to realize life isn’t what is really seemed. Not only did I like how the short story was written, but also I loved the story. It was neat to see the little boy grow in such a short period of time but yet in a dramatic