Throughout tie the world has experienced a vast amount changes that has affected everyone. From different rulers and land to technology, people have continued to change their ways, except in one thing, war. For hundreds of years, humans have participated in wars and battles against one another in order to stand up for their beliefs and to gain something from their opponents. I personally see war as a symbol of stubbornness and lack of cooperation upon the government. War is a solution to a problem that was not settled with a compromise. However, there are two sides to every coin and everyone does not favor my opinion. By reading this essay you will be able to conclude your own opinion on how wars affect the soldiers that fight.
             In, "The Red Badge Of Courage," author Stephen Crane does an excellent job of describing Henry Fleming, a young soldier, and how he accelerates from a youth to a man. Crane is also praised for his realistic writing as it implies the actual effect that war usually has on young men. For example, Henry, like all other soldiers at war, had to make a very difficult decision, perhaps the hardest decision he will have to make in his life: save himself-run from the enemy and desert his regiment-or fight, be brave, and risk his life. That fact alone has a massive impact on the soldiers fighting, which helps them evolve from adolescence to adulthood.
             It is often said that a wars time period can mess with a soldier's head. "Each minute you would see something so revolting that you think you have seen it all, but then you turn around and see something even more disgusting than the last," said Henry. Crane explained the internal reaction of how a terrified soldier witnessing all the gore finds the courage to fire on ahead of his stalled regiment and captured their enemy's flag. Like most other soldiers at war, Henry received a wound, and it was wrapped with a white bandage. The bloody
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