The Red Badge of Courage Group

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brit-nie
brit-nie
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High School - 11th Grade

In the moments of waiting before seeing his first action, the youth thought of the village street at home. What does he recall about it?

 

 

 From The Red Badge of Courage

 

 

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Posted by brit-nie on Tuesday September 8, 2009 at 3:04 PM and tagged with character, civil war, the red badge of courage.

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  1. bullgatortail
    bullgatortail Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    Awaiting his first action in Stephen Crane's Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage, the youth flashes back to a parade during his childhood. Like the officers and soldiers that now surround him, he remembers how he was ready and willing to follow along behind the "lady upon the white horse, or the band in its faded chariot." As a little boy, the parade made a grand impression upon him, and now it reminds him of the circumstances at hand. The "lines of expectant people" who crowd the streets waiting for the parade to begin remind him of the line of infantry, anxiously awaiting attack from their foe. For the youth, the parade was an awakening moment of his childhood; the upcoming battle will be his first great experience as a soldier--and as a man.  

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    Posted by bullgatortail on Sunday October 18, 2009 at 5:07 PM