Henry In The Red Badge Of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen crane shows us Henry Fleming's journey through war. Crane develops Fleming by using animal imagery, patterns of speech, and interactions with other characters.
Through animal imagery, Crane shows Fleming’s thoughts of his human nature. In this excerpt, “The youth felt a triumph at this exhibition. There was the law, he said. Nature had given him a sign. The squirrel immediately upon recognizing danger, had taken to legs without ado. He did not stand stolidly baring his furry belly to the missile and die with an upward glance at the sympathetic heavens. (Crane 27)”, Crane shows Henry comparing himself to a squirrel. By comparing himself, Henry needs self assurance in his fight-or-flight action. Crane also …show more content…
In a very important section of the book, Henry says, Yes, yes. I’ve—I’ve had an awful time. I’ve been all over. Way over on th’ right. Ter’ble fightin’ over there. I had an awful time. I got separated from the reg’ment. Over on th’ right, I got shot. In th’ head. I never see sech fightin’. Awful time. I don’t see how I could a’ got separated from th’ reg’ment. I got shot, too. (Crane 59)” Henry over exaggerates the lie of being shot in fear of shame from the other soldiers. Henry also shows self-doubt by saying, “We are mule drivers aren’t we? (Crane 89)” after his regiment was insulted. Self doubt is one of Henry’s biggest flaws in the novel and will often reoccur. In The quote, “Good Lord’ he cried ‘you ain’t goin not you too.” Henry just witnessed the death of one friend and might witness another. He’s a very compassionate and sensitive character. Even when times are hard, he still cares about his fellow …show more content…
In the novel, the soldiers call each other nicknames such as the youth, the tall soldier,and the tattered soldier. This shows Henry’s comfortability with the other soldiers. Henry also shows self doubt in this excerpt, “The Youth at last interrupted them “Did you ever think you might run yourself, Jim?” On concluding the sentence, he laughed as if he had meant to aim a joke. (Crane 8)”. Henry shows his self doubt because he doesn't feel comfortable asking his question. Throughout the book, Crane turns Henry from a “youth soldier” to a true man by using his interactions with other characters and his
Through animal imagery, Crane shows Fleming’s thoughts of his human nature. In this excerpt, “The youth felt a triumph at this exhibition. There was the law, he said. Nature had given him a sign. The squirrel immediately upon recognizing danger, had taken to legs without ado. He did not stand stolidly baring his furry belly to the missile and die with an upward glance at the sympathetic heavens. (Crane 27)”, Crane shows Henry comparing himself to a squirrel. By comparing himself, Henry needs self assurance in his fight-or-flight action. Crane also …show more content…
In a very important section of the book, Henry says, Yes, yes. I’ve—I’ve had an awful time. I’ve been all over. Way over on th’ right. Ter’ble fightin’ over there. I had an awful time. I got separated from the reg’ment. Over on th’ right, I got shot. In th’ head. I never see sech fightin’. Awful time. I don’t see how I could a’ got separated from th’ reg’ment. I got shot, too. (Crane 59)” Henry over exaggerates the lie of being shot in fear of shame from the other soldiers. Henry also shows self-doubt by saying, “We are mule drivers aren’t we? (Crane 89)” after his regiment was insulted. Self doubt is one of Henry’s biggest flaws in the novel and will often reoccur. In The quote, “Good Lord’ he cried ‘you ain’t goin not you too.” Henry just witnessed the death of one friend and might witness another. He’s a very compassionate and sensitive character. Even when times are hard, he still cares about his fellow …show more content…
In the novel, the soldiers call each other nicknames such as the youth, the tall soldier,and the tattered soldier. This shows Henry’s comfortability with the other soldiers. Henry also shows self doubt in this excerpt, “The Youth at last interrupted them “Did you ever think you might run yourself, Jim?” On concluding the sentence, he laughed as if he had meant to aim a joke. (Crane 8)”. Henry shows his self doubt because he doesn't feel comfortable asking his question. Throughout the book, Crane turns Henry from a “youth soldier” to a true man by using his interactions with other characters and his