Glory story
The film is about one of the first military units of the Union Army, during the American Civil War, to consist entirely of African-American men (except for its officers), as told from the point of view of Colonel Shaw, its white commanding officer. The regiment is known especially for its heroic actions at Fort Wagner.
10 total · 5 choice · 3 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| American Civil War | choice | all part of this historical event |
| patriotism | choice | the big question was what they were fighting for |
| racism in society | choice | The central conflict of the story was over slavery and Black Rights in America during the Civil War. We saw a "first and only" regiment of exclusively black soldiers, and the many racist attitudes they were met with. |
| the horrors of war | choice | gruesome conditions were portrayed |
| what it is like in a combat zone | choice | Gruesome battlefield conditions were portrayed. |
| selfless service | major | Shaw volunteered the 54th for suicide mission |
| the need for freedom | major | blacks fought for |
| the need to prove one's self | major | Silas for himself, Shaw for the regiment, all of them yearned for battle |
| cracking under pressure | minor | Silas did but stayed anyway |
| duty to disobey illegal orders | minor | Shaw at first refused to obey Colonel Montgomery’s unlawful order to sack and burn a village. |