The red-jacketed band stirred to life. The first musician raised his trumpet. The trombone dipped. The drumstick rose. Lea lowered her clarinet. It had been Brent's idea not to have their insturments rise and fall in unison. The staggered motion gave it a more exciting rhythm.

Paul Fleischman
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In the novel “The Red-Jacketed Band,” by Stephen Crane, a group is formed by a group of soldiers that is called the “Red-Jacketed Band.” The members of this band all have red jackets. The band has a purpose to perform at a local bar. One of the members is named Lea. The leader of the band is named Brent.

Brent is described as being very energetic and hard to keep up with when it comes to playing his instrument. Lea, however, is described as being rather calm and slow in her performance. In this quote, there are several different things going on at once: Brent tries to create more excitement in the band by having them play in a different order and not in unison; the band members show their individual personalities through their different instruments; and finally, we see that Brent and Lea are very different people that go together well but don’t necessarily like each other.

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