The Red Badge of Courage

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Summary: red
Review: The Red Badge of Courage is a quick read and beats the hell out of The Scarlett Letter . this one is a lot easier to get into

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Summary: Very, very dry reading
Review: I have not read this novel in 10 years - since it was required reading in high school Language Arts - so I admit that my opinion of this work may be different if I were to read it again. My memories of "Red Badge" are not fond. I was in an Honors LA class, and we adored every other work that we read (among them, "The Scarlet Letter", "The Great Gatsby", "The Jungle" - classics of American Literature); this work, because it was so terribly dry, became the figurative whipping boy of the class. Our teacher, who was not one to admit such things, told us that truthfully, the only reason she had us read it was that it was required reading by the School Board at the time. Not a ringing endorsement from one who could sing rhapsodies about any piece of literature. To this day, even the mention of the book brings back the vehemance that those of us felt about it. Yes, it is an American Classic, and I suppose that every Red Blooded American should experience Crane's battlefield story. My only advice would be to proceed at your own risk.

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Summary: The Red Badge Of Courage
Review: The book "The Red Badge Of Courage" by Stephen Crane was a great book. This book was about a drummer boy during the 1800's. The drummer boys were in the front of the army usually but sometimes in the back. They were the heart of the army, when their pace picked up the soldiers pace picked up.
This boy was only about 16 years old. When the boy was sitting down by a tree the general comes and talkes to him. He talks to him about the war and how much they need him. If you want to know more about this book than check "The Red Badge Of Courage" out of you library or buy it.
I think that this book was good, I liked it a lot. I would recomend this book to you if you like books on the war. The reader that would enjoy this type of book woud be one who likes to read and who likes books on wars.

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Summary: The Red Badge Courage
Review: The Red Badge of Courage
Written:Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of courage is about a young man named Henry Fleming. During his first battle in the civil war, Henry flees and gets lost. Finally he comes upon a group of wounded men, and finds his friend Jim Conklin wounded and near death.
Suddenly he runs off and finds his regiment and his friend named Wilson. He stays with them untill the end of the war.
Overall it was a good book and was very descriptive. But it was confusing because the author refered to Henry as the Youth.
I would recomend this book because it is full of suprises, action, and was about the civil war. I think people who like the civil war or just a twist to the regular book would love the Red Badge of Courage.

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Review: I thought at this book was good, I also thought that there were great conflict and that the books story line was also very wonderful. I like this book because the story had great detail and that there was some action. There were some bad and boring parts and the author could have made it better. Other then that I thought this book was a good reading choose. I would recommend this book to kids 4-13. This was a good book to read if you like book about the Civil war or if you like reading books that have action and adventurn. This book was writen by Stephen Crane. Now I don't know much about her but I have heard that her books were good and that The Red Badge of Courage was one of her better peaces. In other case this book was a great read.

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Summary: The Red Badge Of Courage
Review: I have recently read The Red Badge of Courage and discovered it to be one of the best and most interesting novels written about the Civil War. Considering the fact that Stephen Crane, the author, never saw the war but merely heard about it and read about it, I find it fascinating that he was able to depict such a pictorial setting with his descriptions.
The protagonist Henry Fleming, a boy who recently had joined the Union Army, goes to war only to find he "was not made out to be a soldier." Fleming goes through many trials that make him doubt his vast understanding of his inner being. He is constantly putting himself down, but in the end finds out who he really is. Henry, like any other soldier, wonders if, in the heat of battle, he will run or stay and fight. All the way through the book Crane uses metaphors, symbolism, personification, allusions, humor, and immense descriptions to help you get the full extent of the meaning in the book, which keeps you interested from the first page on. Crane was very elaborate in his descriptions, not only of places, but of ideas and thoughts that went through Henry's mind. Throughout the book, because of the descriptions, you have a much better understanding of the actual story line, and also the message Crane was trying to get across.
Henry (the youth), Jim (the tall soldier), Wilson (the loud soldier), the lieutenant, the captain, the corporal, and other soldiers make up the 304th New York regiment. This regiment is full of mostly newly recruited soldiers that come from peaceful backgrounds into a much different environment, the war. The regiment is thought of by the higher ranked officers as "mule drivers" and "mud diggers"; however, they acknowledge the fact that they fight better than some brigades and are given some of the worst tasks because of this. Crane depicts the war very realistically; you really understand what the soldiers are going through, here again because of the vivid descriptions. The most reliable source of information throughout the book is Fleming, and he does an excellent job informing you to what exactly is going on, on the battlefield, in camp, and in his mind. This book really goes in-depth to show you the reality of a war, and a soldier's life.
I, personally, extremely enjoyed this book. However, some things bothered me about the way Stephen Crane wrote. The vocabulary was a little bit over my head, but it wasn't bad like some other books I've read. The dialogue bothered me a little bit; I know he was a regionalist writer and tried to imitate the way they sounded, but it was a little hard to comprehend when you had to sit for a minute or two just to figure out what one person was trying to say. By that time you've forgotten the story line and have to start the paragraph over; making the book take long to read. However, once you realized what a word was supposed to be you didn't have to worry about it so much. The descriptions made the story take long and it was a little boring. I didn't really care to be able to picture the scene exactly with every little detail. Also at the beginning it was a little hard to follow when Crane jumped from one scene to the next without warning. The little humor every now and then made the book more interesting and kept you reading through all the detailed descriptions. I also enjoyed the way he wrote with sarcasm. You usually only find sarcasm in the dialogue part of the book, but Stephen Crane wrote with it. It was unusual and made the book all the more interesting. The story plot was simple making the book less complicated and making room for you to have more interesting characters without overkill. I think Stephen Crane should be greatly commended for his real depictions and good, strong story line. At age twenty-three this is a wonderful accomplishment. I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted to read a good war story, or who just enjoys a good book.

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Summary: English Classic????
Review: Up until a few weeks ago, I was under the assumption, that I had a pretty good understanding of the English language. After reading Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, I realized just how little about the language and its usage I actually know. It's not that vocabulary is above me; I had no trouble understanding the meaning after I deciphered what word Crane was actually referring to, the spelling and grammar is what threw me for a loop.

In just the first chapter alone, Crane used words such as, fergit instead of forget, and allus in place of always. While there are similarities between the pairs, instead of concentrating on the plot, you have to spend the time decoding each word. It allows not only for your mind to wander, but it also makes reading the novel a very tedious process. You are too worried about understanding what you read, and you are unable to read between the lines and grasp an understanding of the book. This deters you from actually enjoying it.

If Crane had been able to incorporate an understandable language, I think his novel would be one of the best I have ever read. It conveyed a good message, and the plot was interesting and realistic. The characters were unique, and Crane did a good job of depicting them to the reader, but the dialect he attached to them was simply horrid. It made reading the book extremely difficult.

It is a rather ironic time to read about the character Henry, due to the fact that we have an ongoing war with terrorism, and there is a good possibility that we will invade Iraq. Many of the troops fighting in these wars are just like Henry I imagine. They have never fought in a battle, much less gone into war. They never know if and when they are going to experience the agony of being on the frontline during wartime for the first time. The people in the Reserves wonder everyday if they are going to get called into action to defend our great nation. Henry gives us some insight into what these courageous individuals go through every single day.

I feel that you could remove Henry from the Civil War, and he could describe an American soldier in any of our wars with ease. The problems and emotions facing Henry are so realistic; that is what makes the book so popular. If the dialogue that Crane used was actually English, I think the book would even have a much larger following. It would be a fiction novel that would be easy to pick up and read, and it encompasses many of the aspects of life. Instead a great deal of energy is dedicated to deciphering many of the words the characters speak. This detracts from the realism of the novel, and turns its reading into a nuisance. If it were possible, I would recommend Crane write the book in a language everyone understands, but since that is not possible, we will have to keep suffering the way it is.

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Summary: The Red Badge of Courage Review
Review: Have you ever thought of what it might be like to go to war? What it might be like to leave your family as a young kid and join the war efforts, to go through all of the physical and mental struggles? Well as a teenage girl I have never really thought about what happened to the soldiers and all the things that they went through. After reading The Red Badge of Courage I got a better understanding of what it might have been like for the soldiers. Stephen Crane uses such fascinating description you feel like you're in the war, and it's hard to put your book down, It leaves you wanting more. I highly suggest this book to anyone who wants to learn more about what it would be like to be in the war.

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Summary: The Red Badge of Courage
Review: The Red Badge of Courage was a very descriptive book. The descriptions could not have been written better. This book is in the writing style of realism, it does not romanticize at all.
This book told the true life of a young soldier in the civil war. It tells about his battles with the other army as well as with himself. At times the wording became confusing. Crane wrote the peoples conversations like they would say it, using slang and improper english. For me it slowed me down, but it was somewhat interesting.
Overall this good was good and I give it four stars.

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Summary: speedracer45a's review
Review: When i was reading this book it was very easy for me to see everything that was going on. Stephen Crane does a onderful job of painting the battle cenes and how Henry (the main charcter) feels when he reports to camp and when he is marching. I can imagine exactly how he feels. The only reason why i didn't give this book a 5 is because it did leave me wanting to read more. There were some parts where I was just bored of the book. It didnt grab my attention in some spots. But overall a very good book.