Essay Archive - The Red Badge of Courage: Henry Fleming
The Red Badge of Courage: Henry Fleming
Life can be described as a constant process of making and learning
from mistakes; likewise, Henry Fleming, from Stephen Crane's The Red Badge
of Courage, makes a mistake and must learn from it. This novel takes place
in April of 1863, before the battle of Chancellorsville. Henry Fleming, the
main character, has enrolled in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. Henry
faces a problem in this novel that he must overcome: the guilt of running
away from his first battle. Although he could have chosen a different
solution, Henry Fleming chooses to act bravely t....
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