"Quite So" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich is a heartfelt tale that offers a window into the world of soldiers during the Civil War. It tells the story of John Bladburn, a soldier known as "Quite So," who finds himself amidst the hardships of the war as a member of the Army of the Potomac. While his comrades offer him companionship, Bladburn carries a heavy heart, weighed down by lost love and the death of his family. His silent nature and constant companion, a worn Latin grammar book, point to his hidden dreams and inner world. The story builds to a tragic climax when Bladburn is seriously wounded while on duty. As he nears the end, gripping his grammar book, his final words poignantly express the dreams he must now leave behind, highlighting themes of companionship, loss, and personal sacrifice.
Quite So
By Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Amidst the backdrop of the Civil War, a soldier's quiet life of lost love and buried dreams ends in a tragic sacrifice, clutching a symbol of what could have been.
Summary
About the AuthorThomas Bailey Aldrich was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, during which he published writers including Charles W. Chesnutt. He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, which established the "bad boy's book" subgenre in nineteenth-century American literature, and for his poetry.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, during which he published writers including Charles W. Chesnutt. He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, which established the "bad boy's book" subgenre in nineteenth-century American literature, and for his poetry.
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