Examples Of Naturalism In Chickamauga
Naturalism is just a theory that tells the logical method to think by insisting that all creatures and occasions in the universe are natural. The story tells of a small boy, who, with toy wooden sword in hand, strolls off into the woods to fight unseen enemies, just as his descendants have fought real ones. Ambrose Bierce's Chickamauga is an example of the philosophy of Naturalism. The boy wanders off too far and becomes lost. He decides to lie down to rest for a bit. He sleeps for several hours. Soon after he awakes, he is joined by hundreds of injured and dying soldiers making their way in ghoulish fashion through the woods near where the boy lies. Rather than being scared of them, he is amused. He even tries to play with them and ultimately,