The Locket

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The story "The Locket" is comprised of a young girl name Octavie and the thought lost of her lover Edmond whom was a soldier in the civil war. The story opens up with Edmond sitting with a group of soldiers in their camp site. It is later revealed that while Edmond is looking up at the sky he has a flashback of a beautiful moment with his love giving him a locket with her mothers and fathers name with their marriage, he is later found dead in the story. After receiving her locket and a letter from the priest informing her about Edmonds death, Octavie felt as though her youth was taken away due to the sorrow in her heart. But soon there was a surprise and Edmond was still alive. Now i will describe how i felt about the conclusion of "The Locket". …show more content…

Edmond and the group of soldiers was attacked by the opposing army. This was predictable because it states in the story "Git your duds! you! Frenchy!" Nick was bellowing in his face. There was what appeared to be a scramble and a rush rather than any regulated movement. The hill side was alive with clatter and motion; with sudden up-springing lights among the pines. In the east the dawn was unfolding out of the darkness. Its glimmer was yet dim in the plain below." which tells me they were attacked. As i continued reading, there was a priest and a negro passing by who saw a boy lying down. As they saw him lying down, dead, the priest saw the gold locket around his neck, which he unclasped. The priest and negro knelt down, murmured the benediction and a prayer for all the dead

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