Red Badge Of Courage
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Red Badge Of Courage
Adolescence brings about many changes as a youth becomes an adult. For many
people this passage is either tedious and painful or simple and barely
noticeable. The anguish and torture that is usually associated with rites of
passage and growing up is often used in literature, as it is common and easily
understood. In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, the character Henry
Fleming survives the Civil War, which serves as his rite of passage as it
teaches him the importance of things such as dreams, companionship, dignity,
individualism, and, of course, courage. In the beginning of the novel, Henry is
determined and eager to fight in war, which is his dream and goal. From all the
tales told by others of fighting and glory, he can not help but idolize the duty
of the soldier and aspire to become the very same soldier. Once he leaves home,
he starts to feel the indescribable feeling, like a rush of excitement and
anxiety at the same time. His entire future is ahead of him, and he is walking
towards it with open arms. Unfortunately, his dreams are virtually shattered
time and time again as he fights on in battle. Eventually, Henry is faced with
the ultimate enemy – himself. He begins to doubt his own self-confidence and
wonders whether he will stay and fight or run when faced with death and war at
the battlefields. He questions his fellow soldiers and doubts whether they will
accept him later should he run from the battle. What will they do? Will they run
or stay? If he runs and the other soldiers don’t, what will they think of him?
Such questions suggest the constant dilemma experienced by most adolescents,
which would be conformity, peer pressure, and acceptance. Henry eventually flees
from the scene, reexamines himself and his thoughts, and musters up the courage
to return to the battlefield. This is part of growing up...
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