The Red Badge Of Courage Summary

1) The Red Badge of Courage's successful in de-glorifying war. First, at the beginning of the book, Henry dreamed of the glory and fame as a hero fighting in the war. His mother did not want him to, regardless Henry enlisted anyways. This is a major difference in where many books at the time had parent's sending the sons of to seek glory in the war. Second, the mundane day to day drill's and activities was portrayed. Third, when the fighting started fear self-preservation kicked in. Fleeing the battle to seeing dead, wounded soldiers, and the moment if the shrine in the woods leads to the realization there is no glorying war. Fourth when he witnessed his friends death it leads to the desensitization and robotic way Henry acted though-out the
Here the youth forgot many things as he felt a sudden impulse of curiosity. He scrambled up the bank with a speed that could not be exceeded by a bloodthirsty man.
He expected a battle scene.
There were some little fields girted and squeezed by a forest. Spread over the grass and in among the tree trunks, he could see knots and waving lines of skirmishers who were running hither and thither and firing at the landscape. A dark battle line lay upon a sun struck clearing that gleamed orange color. A flag fluttered.
Other regiments floundered up the bank. The brigade was formed in line of battle, and after a pause started slowly through the woods in the rear of the receding skirmishers, who were continually melting into the scene to appear again farther on. They were always busy as bees, deeply absorbed in their little combats.
The youth tried to observe everything. He did not use care to avoid trees and branches, and his forgotten feet were constantly knocking against stones or getting entangled in briers. He was aware that these battalions with their commotions were woven red and startling into the gentle fabric of softened greens and browns. It looked to be a wrong place for a battle