...instantly ceased to debate the question of his piece being loaded. Before he was ready to begin—before he had announced to himself that he was about to fight—...a member. He felt that something of which he was a part—a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country—was in a crisis. He was welded into a common personality...

...and penetrating "bservation,"— a criticism an extract from "The Red Badge of Courage" will justify. "He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at a menacing 'ate. He became not a man but a member. He felt that something of which he was a part— A regiment,...

...nervous movement, wiped his eyes with his coat sleeve. His mouth was still a little way open. He got the one glance at the foe-swarming field in front of him,...himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate. He beX came not a man but a member. He felt that something of which he was a part — a regiment, an army,...

...ceased to debate the question of his piece being loaded. Before he was to begin — before he had eo announced to himself that he was about to fight —...suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look os at a menacing fate. He became not a man but a member. He felt that something of which he was a part...

...like a state of non-being, while full self-awareness necessarily rules out any such selfless behavior: "He suddenly lost concern for himself and forgot to...menacing fate. He became not a man but a member. . . . He was welded into a common personality which was dominated by a single desire" (26). This psychological...

...the bogus brotherhoods of battlefield and barroom. The Bogus Brotherhoods of Battlefield and Barroom He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to...menacing fate. He became not a man but a member. He felt the subtle battle brotherhood ... it was a mysterious fraternity born of the smoke and danger of death....

...mechanical. The regiment came into action; bullets whistled in the trees. After the first shot the youth 'was working at his weapon like an automatic affair....for himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate. ... If he had thought the regiment was about to be annihilated, perhaps he would have amputated himself...

...nameless hero who had previously abandoned his comrades and fled the field of battle discovered courage: He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to...fate. He became not a man but a member. He felt that 142 something of which he was a part— a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country— was in a crisis....

...self-consciousness is replaced by absorption in something else. During Fleming's first moments on the battle line, "He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot...a menacing fate. He became not a man but a member. . . . There was a consciousness always of the presence of his comrades about him. He felt the subtle...

...and got under his players' skins. He seemed to know their weak points, their insecurities. How did He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate. He became not a man hut a member. He felt that something of which he was a part— a regiment. an army, a cause, or a country...