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    The Red Badge of Courage is a great American novel, by Stephen Crane, about a young man named Henry Fleming, who encounters much adversity during the Civil War. Along the way, he comes to the realization that many unfortunate events he is unaware of, would lead to self-discovery. A character goes on a journey that revolves around obtaining an archetype known as the red badge of courage, however, he faces many difficulties along this journey as well as the unintentional achievement of self-discovery

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    The Red Badge of Courage Kelsey Christian The book The Red Badge of Courage was a very moving and interesting book that has many examples of the literary devices; irony, motif, and metaphor. These three things are very important in many forms of writing. Irony is an outcome of events different to what was or might have been expected. Motif is a recurring theme, symbol, or idea in artistic or literary work. An extended metaphor is the comparison of one thing to another that recurs throughout the

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    The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane begins with a awakening army setting up camp along a river and are preparing themselves for what was said to be a historic battle.The star of the novel focuses mainly on a soldier named Henry Fleming, who dreams of glory on the battlefield.Which he soon realizes is a grave mistake. As the story unfolds you see the physical and mental effect of war. Even though only two days have been written about it's enough to scare someone for life. The novel ends with

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    In Stephan Crane's The Red Badge of Courage is a great example of realistic literature. Within the story we are introduced to a youth named Henry who loved the idea of being a hero in war, but didn't understand the severity of battle. The emotions he feels and what he sees and imagines is what makes it realistic. What happens in this novel is common as to what would happen to any youth that was ignorant about war. The Red Badge of Courage is considered realistic literature, because of the normal

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    setting of the American Civil War for most of his well-recognized work. “The Red Badge of Courage” and “An Episode of War” are two pieces of Crane’s writing that are set in the action of the Civil War. To make these pieces of writing as realistic as he could, the characters were greatly recognized by their psychological state of being a part of the war. In Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War” and “The Red Badge of Courage,” he uses the psychological elements of emotion, action, and diction to emphasize

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    The Red Badge of Courage The author of the Red Badge of Courage is Stephen Crane. Stephen Crane was born in 1871 in Newark, New Jersey. Stephen Crane was the fourteenth child of highly religious methodist parents. Stephen had died on June fifth, 1900 in Badenweiler Germany. Stephen had used well defined information for being born after the war. Some of the main characters in the Red Badge of heritage are Frend Wilson and Henry

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    Irony in The Red Badge of Courage Written by Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage is a novel filled with irony. This story is written in the point of view of the main character, Henry Fleming, and tells about his maturation through the war. Including the title, from the beginning to the end of the book there is irony present. The use of irony by Crane helps create a lot of discussion for critics. Henry’s internal debate is a main source of irony in this novel. Also, his fantasy of how he thought

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    Lizzy Wood The Red Badge of Courage Essay 11.20.11/6th Hour "At times he regarded the wounded soldiers in an envious way. He conceived persons with torn bodies to be peculiarly happy. He wished that he, too, had a wound, a red badge of courage." (Ch.9, Pg. 61) Jim Conklin, Wilson, and the tattered man are not only alike in some ways, but also have differences. The purpose of this essay is to tell you the similarities between the tall soldier, the loud soldier, and

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    In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane there are three main themes. In the story Henry notices things or does things that relate to or show the theme. The novel takes place in America, during the Civil War. The three main themes are the brutality of war, facing fears, and indifference in nature. The brutality of war is a main theme in the story. First, during the war people die everywhere in the battles. Henry sees this when he is in or when he watches the battles. For example, “Men punched

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    Red Badge of Courage Military life is a life of pride an honor. Individuals join the military for a number of reasons. The military is often a career opportunity for some people. A strong feeling of patriotism and a sense of duty to country is often motivation to be a member of the military. Some young people use the military as an escape from a less desirable home life and search for adventure. {{In your introduction, include a brief summary, with the title and the author, and a thesis

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