About this title: THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, the harrowing tale of a young soldier in battle during the Civil War, is a masterpiece of 19th-century naturalism. Crane attended a military prep school and was obsessed with war all his life, but he wrote the novel without ever having witnessed a battle--a fact he was always slightly defensive about. Before he began to ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1994
Description: Very Good. Childrens. Young Henry Fleming had always dreamt of performing heroic deeds in battle. But as a raw recruit in the American Civil War, the reality is one of ment al and physical torment. Throughout his first ordeal in action, Henry exper iences both fear and self-doubt, and has no idea whether war will make him a coward-or a hero. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780140620894ISBN:0140620893
Description: 0140620893. Good condition but with some fading on spine. Will be sent from Devon within 24 hours by first class post.; Penguin Popular Classics; 0.31 x 6.93 x 4.33 Inches; 160 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781853260841ISBN:1853260843
Description: Good. PAPERBACK BOOK-GOOD OVERALL CONDITION-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Books
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781854712189ISBN:1854712187
Description: Very Good. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140350555ISBN:0140350551
Description: Very Good. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet Classics
Date Published: 1960
ISBN-13:9780451511270ISBN:0451511271
Description: Very Good. Small inscription to the top inside of the front cover. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781853260841ISBN:1853260843
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
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"Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage inspired me.
In the beginning, Henry Fleming enters the army with strong romantic feelings about war. After experiencing the realities of army life, he becomes plagued by doubts and fears.
Henry wakes from a brief nap to find that the enemy is again charging his regiment. Terror overtakes him this time and he leaps up and flees the line. As he runs across the field, he tells himself that he made the right decision, that his regiment could not have won, and that the men who remained to fight were fools.
Later on, Henry passes a group of wounded soldiers. He is deeply envious of these men, thinking that their wounds are like "a red badge of courage". He meets a tattered man who has been shot twice and who speaks proudly of the fact that his regiment did not flee. He repeatedly asks Henry where he is wounded, which makes Henry deeply uncomfortable because he has no wounds to show.
After Henry is hit over the head during his flight from the front he is able to clarify his understanding of his role of what it means to be a soldier. He overcomes his fears and quilt to become one of the fiercest, most aggressive soldiers in the regiment. He accepts duty by showing the confidence and courage required to be a soldier.
Next, a good theme for The Red Badge of Courage would be never to give up. Henry was afraid of the war ,but later on he realized he could make a difference and he over came his fears.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who is trying to over a fear or hardship in life."
"Great novel about one youth's first two days of battle in the Civil War. Although Crane's attempts to share the universal experience is transparent in that the character seems to test samples of everything every soldier went through in two long days (from the sheer boredom of waiting, running from the battle lines, hunger, injruy, the fear of charging into battle, the exhilaration of actually battling, and on and on), it is a laudable aim and one that the author suceeds in.
It is not in this survey course of Civil War As Experienced By the Soldier that modern readers will learn the most but rather in Crane's excellent description of battle and its attendent psychology before, during, and after the event. Crane helps you to imagine the unimaginable: standing tall in a line with your comrades marching into a cloud from which spurts a hail of bullets, the massive booms of cannons and the high shreiks of your friends dying swirling about you, the heat and fear and mortality of knowing that within that cloud stand men ready with sharp points to thrust into your neck. It is an experience most of us, even those who fight in modern wars where microchips play larger roles than blades, will never know, and it is captured in the Red Badge of Courage.
Although well-done and certainly valuable, those of us not obsessed with war will find it boring at parts. The psychology explored is one that, as I wrote, is antiquated due to changes in war. That said the pages of battle are fascinating and well worth your time for such a short read."
"What I was most surprised about in this book was my ability to relate so much to the main character. Never having been in the military, I was expecting this to be a book I would not relate to THAT much. But the humanity of everyone, the youth - I recognized so much of myself.. I was annoyed by the way the character reconciled his dissonance - but then I thought about it and saw what I was really annoyed about was the reality of the situation. Do we not all explain away our shortcomings? Do we not all want to get away from what reminds us of our weaknesses? It was an enlightening and timeless book. Also, it was a book that made me know even more strongly that I could never be a soldier and that I am a pacifist intellectually. I think fighting and killing is wrong, on a very deep level. I would not ever want to be in a situation where I would change my mind about that (able to hate so much as to kill anyone or anything). However, this was a humbling book - and it is out of humility that I can say for sure I can not judge what I might or might do in a given situation and I should not judge others.. as that is really just a reflection of the way I feel about myself, is it not?
"This novel is basically about a young man who goes to war. Written by an author who had never experienced war but believed he could write a better war novel than was currently available. If history is any indication - he did as the book is a classic (which is why I read it).
I enjoyed this tale! I would definately recommend it. I don't want to talk too much about what our protagonist goes through so will keep this review very brief.
The writing style was pretty fluid and the story was very easy to read. However, keep in mind I'm not reading these books with a critical eye instead I'm just trying to enjoy the story that is being told. I would say Crane did some deep soul searching to get a grip on how his character should handle his first, and subsequent, encounters with actual battle. However, at the same time it seems clear, based on some of the events in the book, that he had no real idea of what life as a solider is like. For a guy who had never seen war though he did a great job."
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