He wore the look of one who knows he is the victim of a terrible disease and understands his helplessness. . . . He held his right wrist tenderly in his left hand as if the wounded arm was made of very brittle glass. This passage from “An Episode of War” by Stephen Crane foreshadows what climactic event? the loss of the battle the loss of the lieutenant’s life the lieutenant’s illness at the field hospital the amputation of the lieutenant’s arm