Isaac's Incredible Literature Blog

     The part where the Scouts went to Peyton's house and tempted him, and the hanging of Peyton reminds me of the Salem Witch Trials.  When the Scouts went to Peyton's house to tempt him, it reminds me of how people would accused other for being a witch.  You might ask why.  Well, the scouts couldn't have possible known how much Peyton was willing to do for the south.  Just like when someone was to accused another for being a witch, they couldn't know if was true.       Also, the hanging of Peyton was similar to the harsh punishment for being a "witch."  I felt like Peyton's punishment was extremely severe.  I think he could have been locked away or be forced to work in a place that would help the union causes.  Just like if someone would be condemned as a witch, they would be condemned to death, which I thought was an extremely harsh punishment.  This is just what I thought of when I read the story.  

      Do you guys think the Scout's whole mission for that day was to dress as a confederate and attempt to get rid of any dedicate southern before the union attack that part of the area?  I would have imagined that dressed as confederate solider would make it really hard for him to get close to union camps.  Finally, do you guys think the Scout stopped by the bridge to informed the men guarding, that there will be possible attempts of sabotage on the bridge?  

“Suddenly, he heard a sharp report and something struck the water smartly within a few inches of his head, spattering his face with spray.   He heard the second report, and saw one of the sentinels with his rifle at his shoulder, a light cloud of blue smoke rising from the muzzle.   The man in the water saw the eye of the man on the bridge gazing into his own through the sights of the rifle.   He observed that it was a gray eye and remembered having read that gray eyes were keenest, and that all famous marksmen had them.   Nevertheless, this one had missed.” (Chapter 3, page 16)                   I found it interesting that the short story said, “He observed that it was a gray eye and remembered having read that gray eyes were keenest, and that all famous marksmen had them.” Because there are more people with brown eyes and gray eyes, I wondered if there was a specific reason the author wrote gray eyes rather than brown eyes.                   So, I decided to look up if people wit