Red+Badge+of+Courage

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 * =Key Plot Events=
 * Three Battles (Unnamed in text)
 * 1
 * Henry deserts his battalion through fear that battle is lost cause
 * 2
 * Henry proves to be one of the best fighters in the regiment
 * 3
 * Henry serves as flag carrier
 * Regiment bombarded by hidden Confederates, but general orders them to charges
 * Henry doesn't get bullet wound despite being unarmed and at the head of the regiment
 * =Key Characters (include a list of their key traits)=
 * Henry Fleming (aka Young Soldier)
 * protagonist
 * joins army despite discouragement of mother
 * symbolizes Henry's ignorance about reality of war
 * 18-year-old soldier in the Union
 * never been in battle, but has read about battles numerous times in the past
 * especially through works of Homer
 * grows and develops as a character as he experience harsh truths of war
 * questions his courage at beginning,but then becomes hero on battlefield
 * Jim Conklin
 * tall Union Soldier
 * Henry's best friend in the regiment
 * gets hurt in the first battle, and soon dies from his wounds
 * moral contrast to Henry
 * Wilson
 * Union private
 * also a friend of Henry's
 * He and Henry are considered best fighters in regiment
 * =Setting (time and place)=
 * The United States
 * No specfic location given, but battles in book draw parallels to Battle of Chancellorsville
 * During the Civil War
 * 1861-1865
 * =Key Symbol(s)=
 * **Dead Soldier**- After fleeing from battle in an act of self-preservation, Henry encounters a dead soldier. Previously, he had convinced himself that fleeing the battle was the right move, because self-preservation was essential to preserve the army. It is after his encounter with the soldier in which he begins to question himself and the morality of his previous thoughts/beliefs and actions.
 * =Key Image(s)=
 * =Key Theme(s)=
 * Idea of self-preservation
 * Anything and everything in the universe will do whatever it takes in order to stay alive. Henry does it when he flees from battle and leaves behind the "tattered, injured soldier." Another example is the pine cone and the squirrel.
 * Courage
 * Henry's initial view of courage is that of the traditional romantic notion. He believes that true courage come from the praise of others rather than the idea of "self courage". His mother represents the opposing side of this in which she believes true courage comes from preforming your own duty regardless of the cost or the recognition. Henry experiences varying levels of courage, both from others and himself, and eventually develops an ideal courage which incorporates both his initial thoughts as well as his mother's.
 * Representation of Manhood
 * Henry's initial thoughts on manhood are similar to his ideas of courage. He sees true manliness as something obtained through fighting and killing. His narrow view is that of the traditional sense in which becoming a man meant doing dangerous and heroic acts. His perception changes over time largely due to his relations with his fellow soldiers who represent almost opposite ideas of manhood. After the war, Henry has a much more mature view of manhood, and sees it as something in which a person gets from being honorable and just rather than one's own skill in battle.


 * =Key Structural Elements=