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The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage", to counteract his cowardice.
The Red Badge of Courage has been called the first modern war novel because, uniquely for its time, it tells of the experience of war from the point of view of an ordinary soldier. Henry Fleming is eager to demonstrate his patriotism in a glorious battle, but when the slaughter starts, he is overwhelmed with fear and flees the battlefield.
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Key Facts about The Red Badge of Courage. Full Title: The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War. When Written: 1893. Where Written: New York City. When Published: 1895. Literary Period: Naturalism. Genre: Short novel or novella. Setting: A Civil War battlefield, probably a fictionalization of the Battle of Chancellorsville ...
The Red Badge of Courage Full Book Summary. During the Civil War, a Union regiment rests along a riverbank, where it has been camped for weeks. A tall soldier named Jim Conklin spreads a rumor that the army will soon march. Henry Fleming, a recent recruit with this 304th Regiment, worries about his courage.
- Stephen Crane
- 1895
The Red Badge of Courage Summary. The sun rises over a riverside encampment of new inexperienced soldiers in the blue Union uniforms of the 304th regiment from New York. A tall soldier, Jim Conklin, tells the others that he heard a rumor about the generals' plan: the regiment will soon be in battle. Some soldiers in the regiment believe the ...
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The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage," to counteract his cowardice.
The gap that exists between Henry’s definition of courage and the alternative that his mother suggests fluctuates throughout The Red Badge of Courage, sometimes narrowing (when Henry fights well in his first battle) and sometimes growing wider (when he abandons the tattered soldier). At the end of the novel, as the mature Henry marches ...
