Crane’s approach to war was different because it was realistic, blatant, and non-glorifying. Whereas other war novels make soldiers look like heroes, glorify battle, and make fighting seem noble, this book does the exact opposite. Henry initially expects to be a hero (just like readers expect him to be), but it quickly becomes apparent that he is not. Henry goes on to doubt himself, lack courage, and realize that war is not as romantic as it is normally made out to be. By creating this sharp contrast of what Henry (and the reader) initially expect war to be like vs. what war is actually like, the author highlights how absurd people’s perception of war is. The author makes it apparent that the reality of war is very different than the romanticized version of it.
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There is much confusion in the retreat during Chapter 7. Henry at first struggles with the retreat, but then rationalizes his actions. The battle is chaotic around him. As he retreats, he starts to get angry with the rest of his unit. The battle – and his mind – are chaotic.
It is easier to feel like I am experiencing the scenario in the Red Badge of Courage rather than in the passage from Alfred Pleasonton. Henry’s experience is written from his point of view, uses descriptive language, and explores Henry’s emotions. It is specific, concrete, and filled with imagery. In contrast, Pleasonton’s passage is objective, factual, and lacks imagery.
3. We learn very little from Boyer about the thickest of the fight. He states that there were “cannon[s] and the rattles of musketry,” but there is very little description. It is objective, short, and non-detailed.
4. A passage that offers a blow-by-blow description of events in a battle is given in Chapter
There is much confusion in the retreat during Chapter 7. Henry at first struggles with the retreat, but then rationalizes his actions. The battle is chaotic around him. As he retreats, he starts to get angry with the rest of his unit. The battle – and his mind – are chaotic.
It is easier to feel like I am experiencing the scenario in the Red Badge of Courage rather than in the passage from Alfred Pleasonton. Henry’s experience is written from his point of view, uses descriptive language, and explores Henry’s emotions. It is specific, concrete, and filled with imagery. In contrast, Pleasonton’s passage is objective, factual, and lacks imagery.
3. We learn very little from Boyer about the thickest of the fight. He states that there were “cannon[s] and the rattles of musketry,” but there is very little description. It is objective, short, and non-detailed.
4. A passage that offers a blow-by-blow description of events in a battle is given in Chapter