Red Badge of Courage1

Chapter 7-8 The general talks about how they won the battle. Henry tries to justify his decision of running away to ease his mind. He convinces himself that he did the right thing and believes that everyone who stayed in the battle was wrong for doing so. Henry then goes for a walk in the woods. When he threw a pinecone at a squirrel, it ran away from it. Henry comes to the conclusion that …

…When he hears a loud noise, he runs toward the source. Henry sees a group of wounded soldiers and marches with them. After being questioned about how he was hurt, he realizes he does not have a reason to be with these people since he is not injured. Henry moves through the crowd. He is ashamed he was not as brave as these people were who had stayed and fought. Bibliography red badge of courage