Red Badge

The Red Badge of Courage In the book The Red Badge of Courage, Henry Fleming enlists himself into the army to fight in the Civil War. He believes that he is ready, but spends time contemplating whether to run or stay. He begins to learn a whole new meaning of fear and the color red. Stephan Crane’s use of the character’s internal struggle to depict the story of the youth is embodied in …

…chance of a lifetime, not knowing the fear and the war effects to the human mind (Crane 24). In conclusion, Stephan Crane’s uses the dramatics and rationality of Civil War to influence the fear and strife inside Henry Fleming. Henry learns the different meanings of fear and the color red. He also knows how to fight emotionally with his mind. The author shows his psychological viewpoint of the War to ultimately decide Henry’s fate.