red badge of courage
The Red Badge of Courage, by Steven Crane, has been proclaimed one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story that realistically depicts the American Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming, an ordinary farm boy who decides to become a soldier. Henry, who is fighting for the Union, is very determined to become a hero, and the story depicts Henrys voyage from being a young coward, to a brave man. This voyage is the classic trip from innocence to experience. The story starts out with a heated debate between the soldiers. One boy had heard a rumor that the regiment would be moving on to fight a battle the next day. Some of the soldiers agree with this boy, while others think that their regiment will never partake in a real battle. While watching this argument, Henry, the protagonist, decides that he would rather go lay down and think rather then take part in the heated argument between the soldiers. Henry, a simple farm boy, is rather excited when he hears the rumor that they will be fighting soon. It had always been a dream of his to fight in a war, and become a hero, and now his dream was coming true. Henry begins to think about what life was like before he entered the army, and reme
He listens in on the battle, and to much of his surprise, he hears cheering from what's left of his regiment. The first person Henry sees when he gets to the group is his friend Tom. From behind a tree, he looks at all the wounded soldiers. The old man asks Henry "where yeh hit, ol' boy?" meaning, where he got shot. He refuses to go back to the regiment, because he thinks that everyone will regard him as a coward. Henry deals with his fear of battle by acting arrogant. Henry becomes very scared, but is too proud to talk to any of the others soldiers about his fears. This final action is what finalizes the movement from innocence to experience for Henry and Tom. They are determined to fight as hard as the can, with all their heart and souls. Jim was his first friend to be killed in battle. The leader feels that there is no way Regiment 304 will survive the battle, and calls the soldiers 'mule drivers', thinking that they are slow, and rather stupid. They steal the confederate flag, and are both brave enough to go out on the field with out weapons. Henry tells Tom about his speculations, but Tom will not believe him. "At times he regarded the wounded soldiers in an envious way.
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