In at least 150 words, explain how the historical context of the civil war and its literature can be used to explore universal themes

The U.S. Civil War is the most written about war in American literature. It affected hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life, allowing its narrative to explore many universal themes. The main universal theme that is covered in Civil War literature is the glorified war. Young men have lost their lives on both sides, and often war is perceived as senseless killing.

Another common universal theme in Civil War literature is power. Along with war being glorified, we see different power struggles on both sides, amongst the people, fighting for the war to turn to their favor. Power is used to influence, is forever present, and can be used or abused. Power came in any forms; essential leaders such as the President and Army Generals, the states, and the federal government.

Glorified war and the use of power are some of the many examples of universal themes in Civil War literature.

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explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)