Ambrose Bierce’s “Chickcamauga" and Stephen Crane’s “A Man Said to the Universe” can directly relate themselves with three main points. The pieces share similar themes, irony, and appeal to emotion. While the two pieces don't exactly correlate, they share the same main purpose; to show the reader that nobody cares about them in this universe. A Man Said to the Universe shows this almost directly while Chickcamauga hides the main theme until the end of the story, creating a ironic realist view on how they perceive life compared to what is actually happening. Both pieces can be compared through their main themes. The outstanding theme in both pieces is that there isn't a happy ending. Both pieces use realism to portray how the works progress. In both pieces the main characters optimism is turned around with realism. Realism represents familiar things how they are, contrast to idealism. Both stores portray that nobody cares about them while also taking their optimism and burning it down, ironically, that is what happened to the child’s house in Chickcamauga when he left home. Both stories leave the reader with a negative outlook on life due to the fact that no matter the optimism instilled in the characters, the world is …show more content…
In A man said to the universe, irony is found when the man thinks the universe owes him something when the universe doesn't. Even though the universe replies back to the man, the universe does it in a sarcastic manner by saying it doesn't even matter to him. In Chickamauga, irony is shown through the boys fantasy of playing in war to it actually becoming his own reality. The child is able to seamlessly able to move between his fantasy and the reality that is brought forward to him. The story creates an ironic image of how children and men glorify war. In both pieces, both characters cry out to someone or something, only to realize that nobody cares and that they are now