Dec 23, 2009
The Red Badge of Courage | The Red Badge of Courage
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen Crane
- First Published: 1895
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1861-1865
- Setting: A Civil War battlefield
- Principal Characters: Henry Fleming, Jim Conklin, Wilson
- 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 Story:
The tall soldier, Jim Conklin, and the loud soldier, Wilson,
argued bitterly over the rumor that the troops were about to move.
Henry Fleming was impatient to experience his first battle, and as
he listened to the quarreling of the seasoned soldiers, he wondered
if he would become frightened and run away under gunfire. He
questioned Wilson and Conklin, and each man stated that he would
stand and fight no matter what happened.
Henry had come from a farm, where he had dreamed of battles and
longed for army life. His mother had held him back at first. When
she...
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