11. this question asks about your work in your reading role. you may use your novel to you
answer the question.
think about the work you completed in your reading role. determine the ideas that would be
most worthy to share in a literary discussion about walk two moons. provide an explanation
for your choices. how did the role you selected and the work you completed you to
understand more about the text? support your response with at least two pieces of evidence
from the novel.

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.