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chrissmith334
chrissmith334
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High School - 9th Grade

In "The Red Badge of Courage", how had the young soldier, Henry Fleming, imagined war?

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Posted by chrissmith334 on Tuesday August 19, 2008 at 9:55 AM and tagged with characters, henry fleming, imagine, the red badge of courage, war.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Before he leaves home, Henry as a very romantic idea about war. He envisions himself coming home as a hero and having all the girls admire him. His mother is more realistic saying,""'Yer jest one little feller amongst a hull lot of others, and yeh've got to keep quiet an' do what they tell yeh. I know how you are, Henry.'" However, she knows Henry must learn about war for himself. Henry never thought about how cold, dirty and sometimes tedious war can be, especially when his regiment is waiting in training camp. As he begins to think about his real situation, he begins to be afraid that he might run when actually called to fight.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Tuesday August 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM

  2. heelflp4jc
    heelflp4jc Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    he imagined the war like he would be a hero, he did not think there would be as many casualties, he discovered the hard truth that his imagination was far from true.

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    Posted by heelflp4jc on Tuesday September 15, 2009 at 9:31 AM