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Summary: An Exercise in Egotism
Review: Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" is not so much a war book in the traditional sense, but is more a book about bravery, courage, and 'becoming a man'. The book's main character is Henry Fleming, a young man from New York who goes against his mother's wishes and enlists in the Civil War era Union army. Henry has visions of war as a grandiose, vibrant, almost beautiful thing. He goes off expecting great things of himself.As he gets closer to actually having to fight though, Henry begins to question himself. He questions his bravery and his mettle. He attempts to feel out his fellow soldiers on the matter; but, either they tell him they would never run or they just ignore him. Only one fellow soldier, Jim Conklin, admits that he might run from battle. Henry stands firm during his first engagement with the rebs; but, when the opposing army makes a counterattack, Henry follows some of his fellow soldiers in turning tail and running. The remainder of the book is about Henry's personal journey of redemption, not so much in his friends' eyes, but in his own. Crane's intent with "The Red Badge of Courage" was not to show the horrors or tragedy of war. By focusing on only one battle, Crane attempted to focus the attention of what was happening on to Henry Fleming. Henry's struggles compared to the army's was like this one battle compared to the whole war. It's a book that did not have to have war as the backdrop; but, since war is the ultimate test of a man's courage, it works as one. Crane's description of the fighting is very good and what ultimately redeems the book. Crane spent much time with veterans of the Battle of Chancellorsville (the battle depicted in the book) to find out exactly what it was like. Crane never experienced battle as a soldier himself but many men who have feel he has captured quite well the sense of it. The fault of "The Red Badge of Courage" is with its main character. In order to have a story like this you must have a character who is flawed in some way. However, to have a good ending, it is necessary to have some type of redemption of the person's flaw. Even as Henry redeems himself, I found myself put off by him as he never seemed to get control of his ego. He never stopped feeling that the war was about him and not about the larger issues involved. This may be expected during the heat of battle, but once the battle's over, it's just plain egotism to go on thinking that it's all about you. Perhaps the weaknesses in Henry's character are due to his youth and he will outgrow them as he ages. Crane does not give any indication of this except for the regret Henry shows at having left the 'tattered soldier' alone in the field during his journey away from the battlefield. Even as he ruminates on this disgrace though, Henry seems more worried about how it will affect the glory he has won for himself. He seems more afraid of not being able to think back on that day with unfettered pride than of the actual shame of what he has done. To the end, Henry was far more concerned about himself than anyone else.
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Summary: When the "Red" is blood --
Review: Young Henry Fleming enlists to fight the Rebels in the Civil War. Having no idea what fighting is even about, he asks the others if they will ever run away. They all tell him "no" but as the battle nears, Fleming finds that he, himself, runs. While running, he encounters wounded soldiers with red blotches in various places and realizing this is blood, suddenly wishes he had one of those red badges of courage. Deciding to fight, he finds himself woefully unprepared. He felt he could not return to his own men after deserting, when suddenly he ran into a group of the enemy who were retreating. Someone hit him over the head. drawing blood. Then, an unknown, unseen man touched him and offered to take him back to his group. Wanting to sound like a brave soldier, he lied and said he had been shot. The next morning he really did become a brave soldier. He fought with a hot zeal, ended up carrying his company's flag and encouraging others to fight. He became the leader for the next charge. The ending of the book is exciting. When the war ended, Henry went home, deciding that he was not a fighting man at heart, but loved peace.
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Summary: 4- Stars
Review: A great war novel, the only reason it got a 4 instead of a 5 is because it is not the best. if you want the best war novel of all time, all quiet on the western front is the right choice, although this book has to be the best civil war novel out there, but in general about wars, all quiet is better.
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Summary: discription on turbo mode
Review: This is not a book for people who imagine alot. This book lays it down for you. It says it exactly how the author sees it:very discriptive. Its about the the civel war and a man who joined the army. It tells about his journey and troubles. the climax isnt very steep, and he lives to tell about it.
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Summary: The Red Badge of Courage
Review: The Red Badge of Courage is an exciting story of a young boy, Henry Fleming, who joins the Union Army because he wants to be remembered for his brave deeds. His mother stalls him for sometime until he signs up. He joins the 304th New York Regiment. After some disappointment because of no fighting, he is suddenly caught in many battles. He is so frightened that he cannot shoot. Soon after wards he gets used to it as his regiment fights more battles. As it gets deeper into the story, many of Henry's friends are killed in battle. In fact, all of them are dead except for one. During one large battle, Henry's regiment is nearly completely destroyed from a charge at the enemy. The story ends when the rebels are forced to retreat and the Union forces press south.
My favorite part of the book is the big battle. Henry's regiment makes a brave stand and drives off the enemy. Then they run a charge against the enemy forces and win another victory. However, many brave soldiers gave up their lives in this battle.
This book is rather confusing at first, but if you read on it becomes one very interesting book. It has lots of exciting points in the story. If you like books about war or brave people, I think this is the book for you.
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Summary: The Red Badge of Courage
Review: The Red Badge of Courage is about a young man named Henry. Henry desperately wants to make something of himself and therefore enlists in the army ( very much against his mother's will ). She always wants him to be her baby boy. He thinks there is nothing to the whole war deal, just a few shouts, shots, and hollers, and then Union would take home the victory. While in his regiment's camp, he wonders if he has the courage to stand and fight or if he'll run. Then his newfound friend Jim, the tall soldier, dies a dramatic death right before his eyes. Henry then desperately wants to go home. To be honored, loved and just...be home. Jealousy fills him as he sees the thousands of wounded and their "Red Badges of Courage" and he longs to have one of his own. To be finished with all this war. The Rebels don't know what their in for. Join Henry in this novel by Stephen Crane, as he goes through his chaotic journey through manhood as the Civil War rages around him. -Amber Thomas
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Summary: The Red Badge of Courage
Review: The Red Badge of Courage is about a boy named Henry who goes off to fight in the Civil War. Henry finds himself waiting for what seems like an eternity, for his first battle. When the battle begins Henry runs away. While trying to regroup with his regiment he witnesses the horrific death of one of his friends. Henry steps up in battle and is hit on the head. He gives his comrades the illusion that he was shot. In a later battle Henry has to be held down, to keep from firing. In the next battle Henry witnesses the Color Guard die. Henry picks up the and assumes the role of Color Guard. I like this book because it gave very discriptive details. Crane also did a good job on describing Henry's feelings and troubles. Crane paints a very vivid image of war in my mind.
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Summary: The Red Badge of Courage
Review: Stephen Crane does an excellent job throughout the course of the book to show the ugliness of war and it's impact on the men who fought in the battles. I thought that this was an awesome book because it really made you stop and think about how horrible conditions for a soldier in a war such as the Civil War, as portrayed in this novel, really were like. I found this novel to be extrememly moving and entertaining at the same time. I would definetely recommmend this book to anyone with an interest in war or even anyone who just want a good read.
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Summary: School Book Review
Review: ...Personally I liked this book, but thought it was a little confusing. First off, it seemed like it took a long time to get to the war. Once you got to the war though, it was pretty exciting and interesting. Even though a few times the author would get a little boring, because he explained everything in every little detail. This can be interesting, but gets a little old after a while.
Henry Fleming, the main character, keeps thinking he is the only one that will run. He asks many people and none have the same feelings as him. So he feels like a loner. When the battle begins, he runs because he thinks the odds are definitely way against their regiment, and they get laughtered. He tried to think of ways to make him calm down, but none worked.
The rest of the book is about how he tries to get back to his regiment and if he can conquer the fears of death. He seems to get more courage from people dying and thinks that they have such honor that he almost wants to die.
Also I think an interesting fact is that Stephen Crane, who wrote this book, wrote the book a few years after the war and never experienced any of it. Even though he didn't, he puts many accurate pictures in your mind about how it feels like to be in war and what the battlefield looks like in his eyes.
If you like war books that have a lot of detail, I would recommend this book. You also have to have a pretty big vocabulary to understand this well. I wouldn't recommend this to people that like to skim through books, because you need to read all those slight little things to understand.
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Summary: Courage
Review: Stephen Crane's Red Badge of courage is an excellent book. Stephen Crane uses many metaphors in The Red Badge of Courage. It is a very difficult book until you get to the middle of the book because in the first half Crane throws you into a world of fear, cowardice, panic and confusion. It catches the reader's attention by presenting the Civil War in such great detail that the reader cannot help but picture scenes in their own mind. The tale of Red Badge of Courage is about a youthful boy named Henry Fleming who goes to war. He thinks about many things when his regiment is moving around. One thing is if he is going to run once they get into battle. When Henry finally goes to war he doesn't run away which boosts his confidence. However in the second battle what he sees causes him to run. Henry goes back to his regiment and in the third battle steps up and fights well. He fights almost the best out of his whole regiment. Since Henry fought so good in the third battle he got to be the flag barrier in the fourth and final battle. The book continues telling us that Henry captures the opposite teams flag. The one and only complaint I have about this book is there is too much detail. There is so much detail sometimes I would lose track of the plot. However, the great detail is the reason the book is so good. I enjoyed this book very much and I think if you get it you will too.
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