Billy Budd: resumen de Part 45

Qué sucede

1. A newspaper speech contrasts the Grand Army’s fellowship across ranks with the hereditary right to belong represented by Gentian’s Cincinnati badge.
2. The speaker challenges the revolutionary founders’ commitment to equality and claims that their descendants develop a more fully American identity.
3. He measures military greatness through troop numbers and spending, then attacks Gentian’s white ribbon border as a sign of monarchy.
4. Gentian identifies the speaker as Colonel Josiah Bunkum and recalls his courage, rash opinions, and mixture of military force with schooling.
5. Gentian attributes Bunkum’s attack to irritation over his refusal to join the Grand Army, while an interlocutor questions his forgiving response.

En qué fijarte

Gentian distinguishes Bunkum’s physical bravery from his judgment. This distinction lets him acknowledge an opponent’s courage while criticizing his political and military conduct.

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