Compare Wilson and Henry (Red Badge of Courage

Henry and Wilson are different, but also alike. There are minor and major things in common and differences. They both go through a dramatic change, but their changes are different. They both grab flags, but Henry grabs a Union flag from a dying comrade and Wilson grabs a Confederate flag from an enemy. With every like there is a dislike. Henry is known as "the youth". He joined the war to win glory. "He had burned … much glory in them." (Page 3) While he did make some friends he also had to watch some die. The youth was quiet. He kept to himself. He had an over active imagination. Henry dreamed of fighting and romanticized the idea of dying in battle like in ancient Greece. In the beginning, Henry, thought a lot about running. In time those thoughts came true. He did run. The youth felt very guilty and scared to go back to the camp. He thought they would taunt him for running. Fortunately the end of a rifle slapping across his face wounded him. When the youth finally met back up with his regiment he told them he was injured while fighting and everybody thought of him as a hero. Deep down inside he knew he wasn't and it hurt him to say that he was. Henry knew he had to prove it. During a battle while everyone else was retreating, he kept on moving up like a robot. In another battle, as one of his comrades fell to death Henry grabbed the flag from his hand and kept on moving. Truly Henry was a hero. He was courageous. Wilson, like Henry and most of the people in the regiment was also young. In the beginning he is loud, opinionated, and naïve. Appropriately Stephen Crane, the author, refers to Wilson as "the loud soldier". Before they move, Wilson tells Henry about how good he is going to fight. He knows there is no chance of him backing down, but as they prepare to fight Wilson who just knew he was going to die gave a package of letters to Henry to give to his family. That was a small change. The biggest change of all with Wilson is he went from the "loud