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
In literature and life, exile is the common punishment or circumstance of removal from one’s original home or place of origin. In The Red Badge of Courage soldier Henry Fleming learns about himself through his time serving in the military during the American Civil War. During this time, Henry is unable to return home and is forced to ask and answer his questions on the concept of bravery and whether or not he would be adequately brave to face the challenges ahead. The element of exile in the novel