Book Report On "The Red Badge Of Courage"

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of this book.

Stephen Crane brings the reader into his book, first with his power
of describing details so eloquently, and second by telling us very little
of the young soldiers' life, leaving him a mystery. Crane may have even
been generalizing all the young soldiers into one. Although he does tell
the reader his name, Henry Flemming, he usually refers to him as “The
soldier.” He also tells the reader parts of his life up until present, but
most of the character is left very much in the dark. It is known however
that Henry grew up on a small farm in New York, where his father had died
early, and he had grown up fairly sheltered. His mother brings this fact
out by persisting that Henry not join the army, and by giving him a stern
warning as she sends him off to camp.

When we first meet henry with his regiment, the 304th New York, he
is bored and even lonesome wishing to return to the farm. As time passes
at the camp, Henry begins to realize that being a hero in ...

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into the
woods away from the battle, we find out more about the character
emotionally and what he is like inside and not just outside. As Henry
battles with himself emotionally and fears the battle that is going on
outside that he has run from, he learns more about himself and begins the
process of growing up. Henry encounters many things on his escape from
reality that turn his travels even more trying. One of these such things
is when he finds a dead body that has been there for quite sometime, now
being grotesquely described by Crane.

Young Henry also sees nature as he has never seen it before. From
the perspective of a great fear that has overtaken his entire body. He
ends ...

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