The short story, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,”has numerousness things that relates to the daily life today. Furthermore, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,”is about this boy named Joby who feared to march into the war without any weapons, only his drum. There are many things that relate to the story, for one the General, Joby not being able to sleep because he's worried, and last but not least his troops needed more training. First, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” has a General who relates to our daily life today. The General relates to our daily life today by, when the General walks up and talks to Joby,he is trying to encourage Joby to be the set the battlefield. By that the General is playing the role of the father figure. The father figure in