presentation of war in The Red Badge of Courage was a revolutionary breakthrough marking a turning point in the way war novels were written. Before The Red Badge of Courage, traditional war narratives were, for the majority, written detached from the reader and devoid of emotion, with a primary purpose to just state strategic war principles. Despite their brilliance, the average reader could not really understand them without having a military background. By writing The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane introduced
Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is an adventurous tale of Henry Fleming’s experiences during the civil war. Watch as the author follows Fleming’s growth in maturity, sense of brotherhood, and courage, and as he transforms from a cowardly young man to a fierce warrior. In the beginning of the novel henry is an immature and tempestuous young man, however that will change as he experiences the reality and horrors of war. Henry felt that he was maybe an outsider from the other soldiers, that is
Stephen Crane’s The Red Bad of Courage witnesses a dynamic transformation in the protagonist Henry Fleming, who is often referred to as “the youth” or “the young soldier” in the book. However, another major character, “the loud soldier”- Wilson, too, alongside Fleming, undergoes drastic changes in his attitude. Thus, Wilson’s role in the novel becomes irreplaceable: thanks to the author’s depiction of Wilson, Fleming’s growth in personality is displayed more evidently. Crane opens the book with
Stephen Crane was one of the most realistic authors in history. In fact, he was not yet alive during the civil war, in which he uses it in this novel “The Red Badge of Courage.” This novel will be defined as realistic, since we all now know that the Civil War was an event that actually happened. Literary realism can be defined as “in contrast to idealism, attempts to represent familiar things as they are.” (Baron, Christine and Manfred Engel) The most informal is the image that Crane has which is