This novel might be considered as one of the best novel of the dawning twenty first century. Crane, though had never smelled the civil war, was able to account in full details the feeling of a recruit excited to fight in the war.

as novel progressed, the protagonist, Fleming, who was a newbie experienced a lot of mix feelings. he had felt fear when he saw a dead man leaning against a tree. he saw his comrades falling as the shots of guns progressed, and he once retreated and ran away from the battle. yet, his heart was on proving his valor and courage that he once found himself again on the battleground - advancing, moving and fighting courageously the enemies.

likewise with his superb story telling ability, for me, Crane was not the new Tolstoy. in fact, he is even greater than him.

The story of Robinson Crusoe shows on how a man was able to continue to exist on an island unaccompanied with just only some stuff. It is also a story that discusses on how the protagonist combats the problems and found elucidations for them. It also shows about the transformation of the protagonist who come from a very entropic life to be converted into a very pious individual. What we could pick from the novel is that young people should pursue things that are feasible and are aren’t against their will so that they won’t contemplate or said to their self, “ if I only listen to.......”