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The Red Badge of Courage (World Digital Library)

by Stephen Crane
Ron Capshaw
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Using a journalistic approach of letting the facts speak for themselves, The Red Badge of Courage exposes some uncomfortable truths about war, particularly the Civil War. In Crane's novel, terrified soldiers flee the scene of battle as well as self-inflict wounds to avoid further combat. Since both North and South were still depicting their soldiers as brave gentlemen, eager to go into combat, Crane’s honest approach at getting into the mind of one soldier – rather than dealing with the sectionalism and slavery that caused the war – surprised readers. Crane's soldiers, eager to escape combat, marked the beginning of the realistic war novel that would be followed by Ernest Hemingway and Norman Mailer.
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Publisher: Barnes & Noble World Digital Library

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  • ISBN: 0594082889
  • Release date: September 2, 2002

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  • ISBN: 0594082889
  • File size: 632 KB
  • Release date: September 2, 2002

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Fiction Literature

Languages

English

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Text Difficulty:6-12

Using a journalistic approach of letting the facts speak for themselves, The Red Badge of Courage exposes some uncomfortable truths about war, particularly the Civil War. In Crane's novel, terrified soldiers flee the scene of battle as well as self-inflict wounds to avoid further combat. Since both North and South were still depicting their soldiers as brave gentlemen, eager to go into combat, Crane’s honest approach at getting into the mind of one soldier – rather than dealing with the sectionalism and slavery that caused the war – surprised readers. Crane's soldiers, eager to escape combat, marked the beginning of the realistic war novel that would be followed by Ernest Hemingway and Norman Mailer.
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Fiction Literature