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The Red Badge of Courage
By Hells Sniper
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The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
STORY
The Red Badge of Courage focuses on the story of a young soldier in the Civil War. Henry Fleming, a member of the 304th Regiment of the Union Army.
*NOTE: The following paragraphs do contain spoilers in the first couple pages of the novel, although it does not give away the ending.*
In the begginning Henry leaves his homestead against the will of his mother to join the Union Army. He is eager to show his heroism, patriotism and to fight the Confederates. March after march, camp after camp. The soldiers of the army get exhausted of all the moving and marching. They want the battle to come, they want to fight. When first thrown into the battle, many soldiers quiver at the sound of gunshots, screaming, and canons. The Regiment is pulled to the frontline, they finally get their chance. The soldiers load their muskets, ready to fire, the enemy charges at them. Henry, being scared of not remembering if he has loaded, pulls his trigger first, a wild shot goes through the forest towards the enemy. The rest of the regiment follows. As the soldiers finally push the enemy back, they get a brief rest, excitement runs through them. "We did it! We beat 'em!" They scream. Until.. Another round of cannon fires comes, firing through the trees, branches fall on top of the soldiers. The enemy charges, but this time. Henry, scared for his life, runs..
Away from the battle, past the cursing Lt. Seeing as this is the only way to save himself. When he gets back to camp, he realizes, they won. The Regiment held them off.
Throughout the rest of the novel, Henry is faced with the cruelty of war. He struggles with his bravery in the face of the horror of war. The Red Badge of Courage is a novel that focuses on the turmoil of war from the view of an ordinary soldier.
A great work of art.
Score: 10/10
WRITING STYLE
Mr. Crane, uses a variety of words and phrases to depict the scenes. The dialect he uses for when the soldiers speak; makes you feel even closer to the action, closer to whats going on. That's what makes a great novel, keeping your reader involved. Thefirst page or two is when you need to hook them and Mr. Crane did a fantastic job at that. Although, some parts of the novel are a bit confusing, and a tad unorganized for my taste, the vivid words and descriptions he uses make up for all of that. Mr. Crane's strong vocabulary enhances the vision of the scenes depicted in the novel.
Score: 9/10
Total Score: 19/20
Recommended Read to:
Ages 13+
People with Strong Vocabulary.
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The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane - Hells Sniper
09-02-2010
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