The Red Badge of Courage (Censorship (Ready Reference series))
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen Crane
- First Published: 1895
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Bildungsroman, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Tradition, South or Southerners, Courage, Friendship, Guilt, Violence, Fear, Civil War, War, Self-confidence, Duty, Military life or service, Heroes or heroism, Soldiers, Naivete, Battles
- Locales: United States
The Work
The Red Badge of Courage is a novel in which Henry Fleming, “the Youth,” struggles with the question of whether he will fight or run when he sees his first real battle. After it begins, he stands firm for the first charge, then runs when the Confederate forces charge again. He is ashamed, wishing he had a bloody bandage, a “red badge of courage.” Eventually, he returns to his outfit and becomes an obsessed fighter.
This book was first attacked when it was removed from the American Library Association list of approved books in 1896. However, its...
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