If anyone has ever read "Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane, PLEASE HELP!! 50 Points!
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The fire crackled musically. From it swelled light smoke. Overhead the foliage moved softly. The leaves, with their face turned toward the blaze, were colored shifting hues of silver, often edged with red. Far off to the right, through a window in the forest, could be seen a handful of stars lying, like glittering pebbles, on the black level of the night.

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Explanation:

because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."