Written in the Victorian Era to inspire patriotism during the Civil War, Hale's piece is so convincingly written that people often believe the story is true.
I remember watching the 1973 movie with my parents and listening to, the following day, radio call-in comments about the cruelty of the punishment. I never read the actual story until years later when, as a homeschooler, Hale's story appeared in a high school literature textbook.
The story goes thus: During a trial for treason and in a fit of temper, U.S. Army lieutenant Philip Nolan renounces his country and is sentenced to life at sea with an added stipulation: He is forbidden future news about the United States.
The extreme measures to insure it, as well as Nolan's longing for homeland and developing patriotism is thought-provoking. Read it online.
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1 comment:
Loved the story. Though it was in some ways a sad story.
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