By: Stephen Crane
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The Red Badge of Courage is a fictional novel written in 1895 about a young soldier named Henry Fleming, who’s fighting in the Civil War.
When Henry Fleming enlisted in the 304th Regiment, he didn’t know what he signed up for. When the first battle came, his regiment was beaten and he ran. While he was running, a soldier hit him on the head with his rifle, and he ran into trees for cover. After a day, he comes back to the regiment base, and realizes that they actually won. The guilt was hurting him so much, that he faked a story about getting shot in the head, and he was praised as a hero. This caused him to feel even more guilty, and swore to do his best in combat next time. Will he gather up all of his courage and bravery, and fight with glory against the enemy, or will he let his fear take over and prevent him from fighting?
My favorite part about this novel is when Henry steps up and keeps shooting, and doesn’t stop until all of the Confederate troops are dead. This shows how brave someone can be when life depends on it.
I would recommend this book for people 10-14, who like historical fiction and war stories. While younger readers might like the illustrations, the language and dialect used might be hard to follow.
