Red Badge Of Courage :: essays research papers

In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, henry Fleming, a recruit with the 304th regiment can be considered a attack aircraft. But what exactly is a hoagy? Well, this is how the American Heritage vocabulary defines herohero (hr-o) n., pl. heroes. A person note for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially i who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.I define hero as someone who has do a compulsive influence on someones life.Stephen Crane defines hero as someone who has overcome his fears. In all three definitions, atomic number 1 Fleming is a hero.     Under the American Heritage Dictionary, hydrogen was a person who was noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his life. Henry enlisted in the 304th regiment during the Civil War, who fought for the Union. So, Henry was a hero, who fought for his country and became one of the regiments best employmenters.     Unde r my definition, Henry was a hero because he made a positive influence on Wilsons life. Wilson was Henrys loud, soldier friend who sympathized with Henry. Both being youthful recruits, they shared the harsh experiences of war and gained the reputation of being the regiments best fighters. In other words, they both depended on each other to get by dint of the war.     Most importantly, Henry was a hero under Stephen Cranes definition he over came his fears about being in battle. Henry was not only in battle with the enemy, the south, but he was as well battling himself about courage. Henry have always dreamt of the battles of war, and of what it would be like to fight in those glorious battles. But, when the regiment was wondering around aimlessly, he started to meet some of his ideals of war, and started to become scared of running away from a battle.     This was the twist point for Henry. He started questioning himself and thought about running away. And he did. During his first battle, Henry became scared, confused, and goes into a state of mind where he sawing machine his side losing. He got up and started to run like a "proverbial chicken", who had lost the direction of safety. While running, Henry analyzed himself. He thought of himself as a coward, running away, but he made himself feel better by thinking this is a way of delivery himself for a later battle.     While on the run, Henry came across a "tattered soldier" who had been wounded badly.