Running Away, A Coward In Soldier, By Stephen Crane

“He, too, threw down his gun and fled. He ran like a rabbit.” (Stephen Crane, page 33). Running away is what basically defines a coward, and that is what Henry does. Just because others were doing it, doesn't make it right. Henry made the choice to join the war, even after his mother warned him, so it was his responsibility to stay and fight. Instead, Henry runs away and tries to convince himself that it was the right thing to do, but deep down he knows that this situation makes him a coward.

“Then he started to walk on with the others. But he was amid wounds. The mob of men was bleeding. Because of the tattered soldier's question he now felt that his shame could be viewed.” (Stephen Crane, page 43). Henry is essentially hiding amongst the