Blog # 1: The Red Badge of Courage (Chapters 3, 4, 5)
(Due in class on Tuesday, September 15)
Choose ONE of the questions below in which to respond to in one developed paragraph. Make sure you support your answer with TWO direct quotes from the book using correct, parenthetical citation.Example: "insert quote" (Crane 12).
A) What do you think are the two most important/significant events that occur in these chapters? Explain your answer.
B) Find two examples of animal imagery. Record the quotes (these will be your two direct quotes) and explain what Crane accomplishes with this strategy.
I think that the two most important events in chapters 3, 4, and 5, psychologically speaking for henry, would be his encounter with the corpse on the way to the battleground, and the actual repelling of the confederate charge.
ReplyDeleteWhen the regiment encountered the corpse henry "vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in the dead eyes the answer to the question"(Crane 27). This is the moment when the youth comes to the mentality of "this is real", he isn't sitting in a stagnant military camp anymore, he is marching into battle.
The second important event is the battle, more specifically the regiment's encounter with the confederate charge. This is the youths first experience of war. "following this came a red rage. He developed the acute exasperation of a pestered animal" (Crane 39) "He wished to rush forward and strangle with his fingers. He craved a power that would enable him to make a world-sweeping gesture and brush all back. His impotency appeared to him, and made his rage into that of a driven beast"(Crane 39). This gives the reader an insight into the fight or flight instinct, when you choose to fight, your body focuses everything else out except the task at hand and the intense feelings associated with it.
Cakeb McCrorey
ReplyDeleteA.) In chapter 3, Henry seemed to be in a Psychological episode where his regiment was under fire and he could not escape the regiment as it enclosed him in. "But he instantly saw it would be impossible for him to escape from the regiment. It inclosed him. -" (Crane 21). As the regiment slid the hill and intona stream, they climbed up a hill and seemed like there was a battle going on. "He expected a battle scene." (Crane 21)
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ReplyDeleteA:) I believe the two most important events in chapters three, four, and five all take place while Henry is walking with his regiment. The first being the corpse that appeared on the regiment's walk to the battle. The corpse was Henry's first real glimpse of what very easily could occur to him in battle. It was a door opening into the world of realism that Stephen Crane directs deeply into our memory. His sense of war not being a heroic, triumphant fight for one's country really brings a different aspect to the realistic feel of war. Another very important event that happened is Henry progressing and developing as a character. When he first gets there he is immature and rude, and he doesn't really care much for the disorder of war and the attitudes of his superiors. However to Henry's surprise he realizes there is a lot to learn from the "brutes" of war. They teach him valuable lessons and give him a layout of how to act based on there war experience.
ReplyDeleteA:) I believe the two most important events in chapters three, four, and five all take place while Henry is walking with his regiment. The first being the corpse that appeared on the regiment's walk to the battle. The corpse was Henry's first real glimpse of what very easily could occur to him in battle. It was a door opening into the world of realism that Stephen Crane directs deeply into our memory. His sense of war not being a heroic, triumphant fight for one's country really brings a different aspect to the realistic feel of war. Another very important event that happened is Henry progressing and developing as a character. When he first gets there he is immature and rude, and he doesn't really care much for the disorder of war and the attitudes of his superiors. However to Henry's surprise he realizes there is a lot to learn from the "brutes" of war. They teach him valuable lessons and give him a layout of how to act based on there war experience.
ReplyDeleteA:) I believe the two most important events in chapters three, four, and five all take place while Henry is walking with his regiment. The first being the corpse that appeared on the regiment's walk to the battle. The corpse was Henry's first real glimpse of what very easily could occur to him in battle. It was a door opening into the world of realism that Stephen Crane directs deeply into our memory. His sense of war not being a heroic, triumphant fight for one's country really brings a different aspect to the realistic feel of war. Another very important event that happened is Henry progressing and developing as a character. When he first gets there he is immature and rude, and he doesn't really care much for the disorder of war and the attitudes of his superiors. However to Henry's surprise he realizes there is a lot to learn from the "brutes" of war. They teach him valuable lessons and give him a layout of how to act based on there war experience.
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"and the insects, nodding upon their perches, crooned like old women"(Crane 25)
"The insect voices of the night sang solemnly"(Crane 40)
With the strategy of animal imagery Crane is able to portray that nature and the world moves on as if the war and battles were not happening. The slow but sure cycle of nature will keep on moving through thick and thin. The nature quotes show that nature is calm and quiet as the soldiers are riley and loud, it shows that large scale war is not necessary. If the balance of nature is to be kept then war would cease to happen and the world would be peaceful.
Russell Fox
ReplyDeletehow did Henry feel after he shot his rifle? i think Henry felt unsure about the charging soldiers until he lifted his rifle and first shot he was over come with adrenaline and readiness to battle " He suddenly lost concern for himself" (crane 40). Henry had no thought but to immediately reload his gun after after his first short he did not stop to think for a moment on what he had done he went back to work on his rifle "Directly he was working at his weapon like an automatic affair" (crane 40).
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ReplyDeleteI think that one of the most important/significant events that happend was when the soldiers abrubtly woke from the night into the morning fog and started to run through the wooded path. The youth could hear the other soldiers whispering things like "what the heck are we running for" and "why are we in such a hurry" and then the soldiers split in the path around a corps that had been laying in the path. The youth seen the body and wanted to walk around and around the body and try to read in dead eyes the answer to the "Question"
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ReplyDeleteI think the most important event that happened was when they found the dead body and kind of realized for the first time death and what actually is happening in this war. Before this happened they were just sitting and walking not experiencing the real war. Especially the main character his plain was to run away, he went into the war not really knowing much about it thinking that it wasn't that bad. After he saw the dead body I think it helped him realize what this really was and what the war actually was. Which will help him make the decision of running away or not running away from the battle like he origially plained.
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ReplyDeleteI think the most important event that happened was when they found the dead body and kind of realized for the first time death and what actually is happening in this war. Before this happened they were just sitting and walking not experiencing the real war. Especially the main character his plain was to run away, he went into the war not really knowing much about it thinking that it wasn't that bad. After he saw the dead body I think it helped him realize what this really was and what the war actually was. Which will help him make the decision of running away or not running away from the battle like he origially plained.
In my opinion, one of the most important events that happened in the first few chapters were when Henry went and visited his classmates after enlisting. Here, I learned more about Henry and his personality. "They thronged about him with wonder and admiration" (Crane 6) shows the classmates support of Henry and he really enjoyed that. This shows us he is self seeking and looking for the admiration of others.
ReplyDeleteAnother important event was when Henry realizes he doesn't fit in with the war and regrets joining, "He is a mental outcast" (Crane 18) shows this and that Henry was ill prepared in his decision of joining the war to be the hero he wanted to be but is now too afraid to be, and he would rather run away from battle than fight for that hero title.
I think that the two most important events that have occurred so far is when the soldiers were woken up in the middle of the night and had to run through the fog, not knowing why they were running. They also come across a dead body laying in the path. "The ranks opened covertly to avoid the corpse. ... The youth looked keenly at the ashen face. ... He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in dead eyes the answer to the Question."
ReplyDeleteThe other important event that happened was when Henry had to fire his riffle. He didn't run like he thought he might in battle. "The battle reflection that shone for an instant in the faces on the mad current made the youth feel that forceful hands from heaven would not have been able to have held him in place if he could have got intelligent control of his legs."
A.)What do you think are the two most important/significant events that occur in these chapters? Explain your answer.
ReplyDeleteI think that the two most important events that happened in this book is that he actually saw real war and not what he heard from stories, and from books that he has read, that war want all about constant fighting, that there would be a wait and it won't be face to face fighting there would be people all around him. The second most important thing that he had happened to Henry is he realized that time and nature went on without him, that time didn't stop when he was in war the world wasn't going to stop for him to fight a battle or two.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that one of the two most important events in these chapters was when Wilson gives Henry the yellow envelope to give to his family. It shows how amazing a battle may seem in the minds of those who have never actually seen it, and how horrifying it turns out to be when it is first truly seen, "I'm a gone coon this first time and--and I w-want you to take these here things--to--my--folks." (Crane 54). Another relevant scene in these chapters is the ending of chapter 5. This scene displays a very well crafted use of imagery and describes the revelation that Henry has when he realizes battle is not a straight forward or clean task as he had so previously thought. He also realized that the gore surrounded him, and there was no where to run, "it occurred to him that they were fighting, too, over there, and over there, and over there" (Crane 72).
Question B
ReplyDelete2 examples of animal imagery are "the insects voices of the night sang solemnly" (crane 40)
"This adventure upon nature was too calm" (crane22)
Crane uses animal imagery to portray nature back in the day when the civil war was going on and to make the reader see how it was like so it draws the reader in to keep reading.
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ReplyDeleteTo me one of the most important events was when Henry realized he was part of something bigger. He feels this way when people are all around him shooting by his side. To his surprise he didn't even run. "'He suddenly lost concern for himself... He became not a man but a member." Another big part of this book to me was when Henry was watching the battle flag charging at him. "The flag suddenly sank down as if dying. Its motion as it fell was a gesture of despair." This was another big moment to me because it was described so well for me I felt as though I was truly standing with Henry watching the flag sink.
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ReplyDelete"as the orbs of a row of dragons advancing" (Crane 19).
"They must not be killed like pigs" (Crane 47).
The way Crane uses imagery about the dragons gives us a sense that Henry is demonizing the enemy making is sound like the enemy is an impossible achievement to overcome because no kid will ever fight a dragon. With the pig quote we get a sense of being inside Henry's mind and how he thinks of animals as only good for being slaughtered. Also when men are put in situations like this there is no good difference between man and animal.
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ReplyDeleteI think one of the most important events that occurred throughout the chapters was when the soldiers came across the dead body. I feel like coming across the dead body was a moment of realization for Henry as "He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in dead eyes the answer to the Question" (Crane 29). Coming across the corpse not only exposed Henry to the realness of war but also his fellow soldiers. Another significant moment throughout chapters 3, 4 and 5 was the moment Henry fired his first shot. As explained in the novel "He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate. He became a man not a member" (Crane 40). I believe this was a very important moment as a reader to realize the development of Henry's character. After firing the rifle I think it shows how Henry opens up to the idea of fighting in a battle and almost giving him reassurance to stay in the war.
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ReplyDeleteTo me one of the most important events was when Henry realized he was part of something bigger. He feels this way when people are all around him shooting by his side. To his surprise he didn't even run. "'He suddenly lost concern for himself... He became not a man but a member." Another big part of this book to me was when Henry was watching the battle flag charging at him. "The flag suddenly sank down as if dying. Its motion as it fell was a gesture of despair." This was another big moment to me because it was described so well for me I felt as though I was truly standing with Henry watching the flag sink.
I think one of the most important events in these chapters is when the 304th moves from place to place, abandoning their dirt mound entrenchments as they go. Henry is angry at this "blue demonstration." This is one of the ways that real war is different from the imagined, heroic war that Henry signed up for. Real war is men sitting behind dirt mounds to avoid being shot, and marching from position to position. Acting a a deterrent by occupying a position is as much apart of war as actual fighting is. Henry is told this by the more thoughtful tall soldier.
ReplyDelete“Oh, I suppose we must go reconnoitering around the country jest to keep 'em from getting too close, or to develop 'em, or something" (Crane 29)
Another important event is when Henry finds his courage in battle. Looking around at his comrades, he feels like part of a greater whole. Their screaming gives him courage. He still has his instinct for self-preservation, and he even thinks to himself,
“If he had thought the regiment was about to be annihilated perhaps he could have amputated himself from it." (Crane 38)
Henry still has the same fears, and is prepared to abandon his regiment in the event of it being over-run, but while his fellow soldiers are alive he ignores his fear and fights.
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ReplyDeleteThe two most significant moments for Henry in chapters 3,4, and 5 are firstly when he sees the corpse and secondly when he calls his commanders brutes and begins to think of himself as superior. When Henry first sees the corpse he says that he "vaguely wanted to walk around the body and stare", which showed the curiosity of Henry and that he couldn't beleive that everything had gotten so real(Crane 33). Although Henry was humbled by seeing the true consequences of war, Henry still was agitated and in a mind that he was supierior to his commanders by saying "The generals were idiots" and his mindset that he knows more about success in battle than the men who were chosen to lead(Crane 34). These two events are the most signigicant because they lead Henry to see the harsh reality of what can happen in war and set the mindset of Henry in which he believes that he is smarter than the men around him.
I think one of the most important events in these chapters was when henery was woken up by the tall soldier and was running through the forest. I think this becuae it was the first time that henery encountered death and what horrers are really in war. "Vaegly desired to walk around the corps and stare" (crane 27). Another important event i think is when he is sitting in the battle feild shooting into the woods with his fellow soldeirs i think this is important because he begins to feel like he is apart of somthing bigger. I think that this really helps henery be brave and it gives him more of a reason to stay and fight then run away. "He suddenly lost concern for himself" (crane 40)
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ReplyDeleteI think the two most important/significant events that occurred in chapters 3-5 was when the regiment on a moments notice woke up and ran in a wooded road, during the run they encountered a dead corpse lying in the middle of it. The regiment split down the middle and walked around it, everyone staring. It really made the youth think a realize what he had gotten himself into " He vaguely desired to walk around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in dead eyes answers to the question" (Crane 47). It really set the mood and gave everyone an uneasy feeling as they were marching to battle. The other major event that occurred happened in the end of chapter 5, when Henry first fired of his rifle. " He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate. He became not a man but a member" (Crane 67). He realized that he could participate in war, and felt like he was fighting with his brothers for a certain cause. He felt almost good about his decision on going to war, and felt like he was apart of something bigger than himself.
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ReplyDeleteI believe two significant events in chapters 3-5 is one, the finding of the dead corpse, and two, the whole command together who fled from the battle.
The dead corpse was significant mainly because it was an insight to what could happen. Not just happen to Henry, but to anyone. With war comes death and I believe Henry hadn't really grasped that thought yet, he'd thought about death as a way out but I don't think he realized just how real it actually was. "..it was was as if fate had betrayed the soldier" (Crane 23). Henry thinks that any man who joins the army is a hero and does great things, but this shows how no, men die everyday with no heroic story to their name.
Another significant part of battle was that of the end of the battle in chapter five. Henry was already back and safe as he watched the battle flag in the distance. As he stood there watching the command "..grew in numbers until it was seen that their whole command was fleeing" (Crane 29). This shows how much the whole regiment gave up by the end, that they didn't know quite what to expect.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that one of the most significant events that occur in these chapters is Henry developing his character. He has anxiety about the war and views himself as a coward among the rest because he is afraid of the confruntaion of battle and keeps thinking about how he might flee. He then thinks of himself superior to the other soldiers he calls "brutes" (Crane 34) and has little faith in them because he thinks he knows how to survive by running away. Another important event in these chapters was seeing the corpse and being in the middle of the battle crane 33). This opened up a new perspective of war and what war was actually like. Being in the middle of the battle also makes Henry feel like he is apart of something larger than himself and he is very satisfied with himself, like he is earning his own glorification.
Animal imagery is recurring in this novel: "They mouthed rumors that had flown like birds out of the unknown" (Crane 57). This strategy is used to give the reader an idea of how the soldiers are acting, and how the conditions and their emotions can affect them. This particular quote inferences that there was very little activity and excitement as the troop waited for battle, thus the slightest bit of news spread like wildfire. Sometimes, Crane's use of animal imagery became much more intense: "He developed the acute exasperation of a pestered animal, a well-meaning cow worried by dogs...His impotency appeared to him, and made his rage into that of a driven beast" (Crane 69). Despite Henry's morals and prior feelings, the war around him made him feel an intense rage to battle recklessly. He felt the motivation to end the lives of those opposing him, and took on somewhat animal-like behavior, showing the readers that being in war was changing him.
ReplyDeleteI would think that one of the two important events is when he has extreme anxiety and fear and wants to be home. As the war comes closer he fears miserably. The one thing he is using to get over his fear is telling himself that he knows how to stay alive so he may be smarter than other soldiers. The other event that is important is when Wilson gives him the letters!! Wilson gives him the letters because he thinks Henry will run and hide and will live to be able to give Wilsons family the letters.
ReplyDeleteQuestion A- one of the most significant events in this is when Henry is developing his character. He believes he is like a greek hero. He wants to be a hero. To immortalize himself. Later on he begins to fear that he might run away. Yet he still calls himself superior to those he calls "Brutes" (Crane 34), because he knows how to stay alive. Another important event is the dead soldier. The soldier's shoes were worn thin as paper. Henry took this as he was poor but he kept that from his friends and comrades ( Crane 33)
ReplyDeleteB) Two examples of animal imagery are during the battle where he says he "developed the acute exasperation of a pestering animal, a well-meaning cow worried by dogs"(Crane 50), and when a soldier attempts to desert and Henry describes the soldier as " mechanically dully, with his eyes upon the officer"(Crane 52). By using animal imagery Crane is portraying war as something animalistic and raw to the reader. Animals are something part of nature and by including them in his description of war he is equating war to a natural thing. He is also equating war to the harsh sometimes savage world of nature by using animal imagery.
ReplyDeleteB) Two examples of animal imagery are during the battle where he says he "developed the acute exasperation of a pestering animal, a well-meaning cow worried by dogs"(Crane 50), and when a soldier attempts to desert and Henry describes the soldier as " mechanically dully, with his eyes upon the officer"(Crane 52). By using animal imagery Crane is portraying war as something animalistic and raw to the reader. Animals are something part of nature and by including them in his description of war he is equating war to a natural thing. He is also equating war to the harsh sometimes savage world of nature by using animal imagery.
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ReplyDeleteI believe a very significant event happened in chapter five where he starts to reflect about nature and how things don't change when the world around them is always moving I think that is important for Henry so he might learn to reflect on himself and his decisions. "far in front he thought he could see lighter masses protruding in points form the forest" - ( Crane 45) this shows him thinking about nature and the little things going on around him not just the big things that are happening.
"They were always busy as bees, deeply absorbed in their little combats" (Crane 29)
ReplyDelete“They must not all be killed like pigs; and he was sure it would come to pass unless they were informed of these dangers" (Crane 30)
With this strategy, Crane accomplishes comparing the regiments to animals that we are not completely familiar with and it gives them a sense of inhumanity.
B) One example of animal imagery throughout the book was, "they were always busy as bees, deeply absorbed in their little combats"(Crane 21). Another one was, "they must not all be killed like pigs; and he was sure it would come to pass unless they were informed of these dangers"(Crane 23). By using animal imagery, it gives the reader a different view on the book and to look at it in a different way by comparing the topic to animals. References portraying to animals are continually made throughout the book and it symbolizes nature is around you everywhere, as which would mean animals are too. In relation to that, Henry is experiencing wherever he goes, he is surrounded by the war and cannot seem to escape it. Unfortunately in this world, some of the hardest fates are determined by your freedom.
ReplyDeleteA) I think a significant event that occurred in these chapters was when Wilson gave Henry the yellow envelope in chapter 3. "He ended in a quavering sob of pity for himself. He handed the youth a little packet done up in a yellow envelope" (Crane 34).
ReplyDeleteAnother important event that occurred in chapter 5 was when Henry realized he was a part of something bigger than himself. He was wanted to be a hero and now he's realizing what's actually happening. "He suddenly lost concern for himself... He became not a man but a member" (Crane 43).
Throughout The Red Badge of Courage, Crane uses lots of imagery and personification. By doing this, Crane helps the reader imagine the scene in their head and immerses the reader in the events of the book. One example is in chapter 3 when the regiment had sat down to rest in the forest. Crane describes the forest and the insects, "The sound of monotonous axe blows rang through the forest, and the insects, nodding upon their perches, crooned like old women" (Crane 27). Another example is when the youth wants to "harangue his comrades (Crane 30)" for blindly following orders into battle. Crane describes it, "They must not all be killed like pigs" (Crane 30) because they were going into battle seemingly without thinking of what might happen, just going when and where they were told.
ReplyDeleteThroughout The Red Badge of Courage, Crane uses lots of imagery and personification. By doing this, Crane helps the reader imagine the scene in their head and immerses the reader in the events of the book. One example is in chapter 3 when the regiment had sat down to rest in the forest. Crane describes the forest and the insects, "The sound of monotonous axe blows rang through the forest, and the insects, nodding upon their perches, crooned like old women" (Crane 27). Another example is when the youth wants to "harangue his comrades (Crane 30)" for blindly following orders into battle. Crane describes it, "They must not all be killed like pigs" (Crane 30) because they were going into battle seemingly without thinking of what might happen, just going when and where they were told.
ReplyDeleteI think one of the most important events in chapters 3-5 is when Henry thinks it would be easier to die than to try to fight. As soon as the youth and the regiment drew closer to war Henrys mood and thought had changed and his thought of dying was disregarded. This event shows that once a persons is put in a unique position the thoughts and feelings are altered to resolve the situation. "He assumed, then, the demeanor of one who knows that he is doomed alone to unwritten responsibilities" (Crane 31). Another important event that has occurred throughout the book is the development of the Henry as a soldier. When he first enlisted in the war he was faced with many thoughts and flashbacks that he had to overcome. Leading into chapter 6 Henry is stronger and believes more in himself. I believe he overcame his thoughts and flashbacks by going through many events with his regiment and not running from war when he had the opportunity. " He felt that something of which he was apart a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country was in crisis" (Crane 41). Henry clearly is becoming more motivated throughout the book along with his regiment.
ReplyDeleteI think the two most important events within these chapters is when Henry comes across the lifeless body of one of his fellow comrades. He wasn't expecting to see that, he was expecting a battle field. The Youth makes his way up the hill and he sees the body, "Once the line encountered the body of a dead soldier, he lay upon his back staring at the sky" (Crane 29). The second most important event that occurred within these chapters is when Henry becomes a little too confident in himself and thinks that he knows the ways of the battlefield more than anyone else. He calls his fellow comrades brutes and insists that the general is an idiot. "Well, then, what did they march us out here for?" (Crane 31).
ReplyDeleteI think that one of the most important events that occur in chapters 3, 4, and 5 is when Henry and his regiment encounter the corpse that was lying on the ground. He “desired to walk around and around the body and stare” (Crane 23) because he was most likely stunned by the sight of a dead soldier. He probably imagined himself being in the position of the corpse and became reassured that running away was the best option to stay alive. Another important event that was in chapters 3, 4, and 5 was when Henry fought in his first battle. Initially, he was scared and he thought that desertion was the smartest choice since he would be able to survive. However, when he was engulfed by the smoke and the loud noises of rifles firing, “he suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate. He became not a man but a member” (Crane 36). This battle helped him realize that he is part of something bigger than himself.
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ReplyDeleteOne of the most significant events from chapters 3, 4, and 5 of The Red Badge of Courage is when Henry began to feel a part of something larger. For a moment he forgot about himself and threatening fate but, as a member. “He felt that something of which he was a part- a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country- was in crisis,” (Crane 51). He has never before mentioned fighting for a cause other than what he personally will get out of it. Another significant event was when observes around him after the first battle is over. In a flash of astonishment he realizes that the sky is still blue and the sun is shining down in the trees. "It was surprising the Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst devilment," (Crane 58). I think Henry realizes that the world was going to go on with or without him no matter what he does
ReplyDeleteI think these are his first mature and unselfish thoughts he has had, and it symbolizes him growing and becoming a man as he learns about the truths of war and not Greeklike fantasies.
One of the most important events in these couple of chapters is the unexpected battle early morning. "One gray dawn, however, he was kicked in the leg by the tall soldier, and then, before he was entirely awake, he found himself running down a wood road in the midst of men who were panting from the first effects of speed" (Crane 27). It was an abrupt morning, before he knew it Henry was already running on the battle field with his crew. During that time he witnessed a dead soldier lying on the ground. It startled him and he couldn't but stare at it. Secondly, the loud soldier asked Henry to do him a favor "he handed the youth a little packet done up in a yellow envelope" (Crane34). He tells Henry to give it to his family because this will be his last battle meaning he will not make it alive. This indicates the loud soldier believing in Henry that he has his way out of this.
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ReplyDeleteIn chapters 3, 4, and 5 there are a multitude of significant events throughout the chapters. However, there are two events that stick out the most: encountering the corpse and the engagement in battle.
Initially, when Henry and his regiment were racing through the woods, they happened upon a corpse--a dead soldier. Henry couldn't contain himself, "he vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare" (Crane 29). I believe at this moment, the reality of war hit Henry like a truck. Until then, all he had experienced, or heard, were stories of battles, but as he saw the dead soldier he realized that death is a very real possibility in his near future. Making him certain he was going to run from battle.
Later, the throng of running soldiers stumbled upon a clearing where they began preparing for the upcoming battle, when all of a sudden the enemy was upon them. The soldiers scrambled to position and the fighting began. The tumultuous chaos of the battle made Henry,”[lose] concern for himself” and “forget to look at the menacing fate” (Crane 40). Henry analyzed the bloody field of brave soldiers fighting beside him and believed “he [had] became not a man but a member”, and then felt as if he couldn’t abandon his “battle brotherhood” (40-41). Simply engaging in an altercation with the rebel army made Henry believe he was not alone, and that his fear of fleeing from battle had vanished.
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ReplyDeleteIn chapters 3, 4, and 5 there are a multitude of significant events throughout the chapters. However, there are two events that stick out the most: encountering the corpse and the engagement in battle.
Initially, when Henry and his regiment were racing through the woods, they happened upon a corpse--a dead soldier. Henry couldn't contain himself, "he vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare" (Crane 29). I believe at this moment, the reality of war hit Henry like a truck. Until then, all he had experienced, or heard, were stories of battles, but as he saw the dead soldier he realized that death is a very real possibility in his near future. Making him certain he was going to run from battle.
Later, the throng of running soldiers stumbled upon a clearing where they began preparing for the upcoming battle, when all of a sudden the enemy was upon them. The soldiers scrambled to position and the fighting began. The tumultuous chaos of the battle made Henry,”[lose] concern for himself” and “forget to look at the menacing fate” (Crane 40). Henry analyzed the bloody field of brave soldiers fighting beside him and believed “he [had] became not a man but a member”, and then felt as if he couldn’t abandon his “battle brotherhood” (40-41). Simply engaging in an altercation with the rebel army made Henry believe he was not alone, and that his fear of fleeing from battle had vanished.
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ReplyDeleteOne of the most important events of chapters 3,4,5 was when Henry encountered the dead body and the realization of war clicked into place for him. This was the first time Henry was seeing the fear that was in his head maybe play out, he was nervous for himself in battle and wanted to die. "The youth looked keenly at the ashen face. The wind raised the tawny beard. It moved as if a hand were stroking it. He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare;(Crane 22). Henry was not very worried about death until he saw it impact another person and realizing it could've been him instead.
Another interesting moment from the novel was when Henry had the realization that the war was something bigger than himself. He realized that the only thing to get out of this war was not heroism for himself. “He felt that something of which he was a part- a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country- was in crisis,” (Crane 51). Henry finally steps out of his self centered mentality and starts to think of other people.
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ReplyDeleteI think one of the most important events in chapter 3-5 was the situation when Henry saw the corpse because he was shocked. In this situation he realized that he could die and maybe that he could be the next one. "...it was was as if fatehad betrayed the soldier." (Crane 23) A second important event is when his regiment wins the fight. It was the first fight for Henry and after that he knew what feeling it is. Now he has representations about war. "Heretofore he had supposed that all the battle was directly under his nose." (Crane 58) This quote shows that Henry learn to know in which situation he is.
B.) In The Red Badge of Courage, the author Stephen Crane, uses many different literary devices throughout the novel, especially imagery. In the chapters 3,4, and 5, Crane seemed to use a lot of imagery that related to animals. One example being "The hoofs of his horse often threatened the heads of the running men, but hey scampered with singular good fortune" (Crane 27). Another example is " Thd colonel perchance to relieve his feelings, began to scold like a wet parrot" (Crane 29), which is also using a simile. The reason Crane uses the imagery is to help the reader picture the scene in their head with the descriptions they have read, and the animal imagery helps relate with the nature aspect of the book.
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ReplyDeleteI think the most important event that occurred in this novel was when Henry finally made the decision to flee from the battle. I mainly think this because his mindset is so corrupted and bipolar about why he decided to run away. His mind is constantly in controversy about how much of a coward he was but then instantly switches over to why he thinks fleeing the battle field was so heroic and how he should be praised for it. "He, in his thoughts, was careening off in other places" (Crane 33). This is definitely an accurate representation of what I said before about how Henry's mind constantly going back and forth on situations. "He craved a power that would enable him to make a world-sweeping gesture, and take it all back" (Crane 33).
In chapters 3, 4, and 5 animal imagery is used by crane as a tool to get the reader to understand the surroundings of the book. This device also sets the setting both physical and physiological. This book especially when the battle occurs uses these quotes sometimes in a gruesome way to really depict how awful war was. Such as this quote "They must not all be killed like pigs"(Crane 30). this quote shows animal imagery in the slaughtering of pigs and comparing it to the men of war. This almost gives you an insight into a wars true depth. Another one is "the insects voices of the night sang solemnly" (crane 40). This gives us an insight into the youths brain.Throughout the battle he is alone and before as well. Crane portrays this through nature and the insects voices.
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ReplyDeleteAn important event that occurred in the Red Badge of Courage was how Henry was feeling and where is mind was before actually going to battle, when he is first introduced to war and when he flees from the battle. This was the first time Henry has really been away from the farm, so when he enlists in the war he is feeling pretty and confident; he is ready to become a hero. However, the reality is hitting him when he asks the soldiers if they would run and they reply with a no, he feels alone. “ His failure to to discover any mite of resemblance in their viewpoints made him even more miserable than before.” (Crane 38) Henry is conflicted between how he truly feels and how he should be feeling; that is when the reality really sunk in.
Another important event is whenHenry continues to feel conflicted up until the day of the battle. He really does not know what to expect of himself, is he going to run? Or stay and fight. Henry bravely held his own and fought through is first battle, which he fights until the general tells them that the enemy has fled. At this time he is feeling like he is finally understanding the feeling of how the other soldiers felt, fearless. “ He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at the menacing fate. He became not a man but a member.” (Crane 65) Then things take a turn for the worse when the general says the enemy has recharged surprisingly. Henry notices that others are running so he does the same. As he is running he hears that they have kept the enemy back. He feels embarrassed from running although.
The two most important psychological points for Henry were when he saw the dead soldier and in the middle of the battle when Henry realizes that he is part of a larger group.
ReplyDelete"He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in dead eyes the answer to the Question." (Crane 46). This is important because it shows how Henry fears his fate will end up.
During the battle Henry no long thinks he'll become a man he knows that he has to fight for his mom and country. "He suddenly lost concern for himself... He became not a man but a member. He felt that something of which he was a part". This is I portent because Henry is growing up and accepting his position
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ReplyDeleteThere are many important events in The Red Badge of Courage, but there are some that are more important than others. One important event is when Wilson hands Henry a packet of letters to give Wilson's family, which gives Henry courage. "“I'm a gone coon this first time and—and I w-want you to take these here things—to—my—folks" (Crane 54). Another important event in these chapters is that he had gained courage in his first 'battle', which help him survived. “Here they come! Here they come!" (Crane 62). He gained courage , Henry did not run, and kept fighting.
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ReplyDeleteI think one of the two most important things that happen during these chapters is when Henery finds the dead body when walking with the regiment. This makes him see that death is a part of war and realize it could happen to him. “Once the line encountered the body of a dead soldier. He lay upon his back staring at the sky. He was dressed in an awkward suit of yellowish brown. The youth could see that the soles of his shoes had been worn to the thinness”(45-46). This event makes Henery start to realize war is not all heroics. He starts to find the realism of war which the main point of the book. Another important part of the chapters is when also known as "The Youth" starts to fight. This is where Henery starts to mature and realize he can fight. He shows he has in him to fight and not run. As Crane writes in his novel “As he listened to the din from the hillside, to a deep pulsating thunder that came from afar to the left, and to the lesser clamors which came from many directions, it occurred to him that they were fighting, too, over there, and over there, and over there. Heretofore he had supposed that all the battle was directly under his nose”(Crane 72). This is the key spot where he realizes what it is like to be in a real battle.
Two of the most important events occurring in theses chapters are the actaul battle being fought and the other being the discovery of the corpse. The discovery of the corpse is huge because the false glory that many including Henry see in war is quickly dissolved. Also the lifeless body is a big hit to the soldiers' morale making many in the regiment think they could be next. Some of the soldier simply stare at the body with an intense infatuation, "He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in dead eyes the answer to the Question" (Crane 29). Mainly this moment creates doubt in Henry's mind that he really belong here, in war, a vast difference from what he previously thought it was. The second event is the battle ensuing in these chapters, the smoke filled violence was equally as descriptive as the finding of the corpse and its message like the corpse is much deeper. The message pertaining to the small skirmish is that Henry takes a selfless approach in the battle and stands his ground with his regiment when he could've easily have left, “If he had thought the regiment was about to be annihilated perhaps he could have amputated himself from it." (Crane 38).
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ReplyDeleteI think one of the most significant events that occur in chapters 3,4, and 5 are when Henry is handed the yellow envelope from Wilson.“It's my first and last battle, old boy," continued the loud soldier." (Crane 33). This makes Henry determined to get through the fight alive. Another very important event I think was when Henry came a crossed his first corpses. When Henry sees the dead body's for the first time he starts to very regret joining the war and question if he will live or not. “He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare." (Crane 30).
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ReplyDeleteIn the red badge of courage one of the most significant events in these chapters is when Wilson handed Henry the yellow envelope. "He ended in a quavering sob of pity for himself. He handed the youth a little packet done up in a yellow envelope" (Crane 34). Another major event is when Henry saw the dead body. This really turned Henry's feelings upside down. "He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in dead eyes the answer to the Question" (Crane 29).
One of the most significant events that happens in the book is when Henry saw the corpse on his walk to the battleground. This really struck him and made him think about what war was really like. "vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in the dead eyes the answer to the question"(Crane 27). Another significant event is when Crane starts to feel anxiety and he get really concerned about fighting in the war because he wants to die as a hero who is remembered. "He suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at a menacing fate. He became not a man but a member. He felt that something of which he was a part - a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country - was in crisis. He was welded into a common personality which was dominated by a single desire. For some moments he could not flee no more than a little finger can commit a revolution from a hand." (Crane 34).
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ReplyDeleteOne of the many writing tools that Crane uses to enhance his writing is animal imagery. In chapter three, Crane says 'They must not all be killed like pigs; and he was sure it would come to pass unless they were informed of these dangers' (Crane 30). Another good example is in chapter five; 'He developed the acute exasperation of a pestered animal, a well-meaning cow worried by dogs' (Crane 41). Crane uses examples like these as animal imagery because it adds description and emphasis to the scene and creates a picture in the readers head that is easier to understand. Some of the scenes can be hard to understand especially when the topic is war (something that most would have no experiment in), so comparing the people to animals can help the reader understand the writing better.
I believe one of two significant events in the reading, is expressed when Henry took his first shot. Henry has no confidence in the beginning of the war. However, he seems to let all his fear escape him and take action "...he was working his weapon like an automatic affair" (Crane 32). Not only did Henry gain a bit of confidence he finally realized he was a part of something bigger than himself, which is another significant event that occurred; "[Henry] suddenly lost concern for himself, and forgot to look at menacing fate. He became not a man but a member" (Crane 32). Henry, after feeling so alone and so fearful, found himself the soldier he was meant to become.
ReplyDeleteI think that one of the most Important events in these chapters was when they were all running and they each split and ran around a corpse and they all saw the corpse laying there and getting feelings of nervousness and fear. And soldiers are thinking that they all are running into a death trap. "He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try and read in dead eyes the answer to the Question" ( Crane 22 ) The second most important event I think is when the loud soldier had given Henry a envelope with a letter in it that he wanted Henry to give to his family. Henry is confused on why he would give the letter to him instead of someone else, but the loud soldier had given it to him because he thinks he might survive the war because Henry had been questioning if people run away or not and he wouldn't probably be too much of a coward to stay and fight in the front. "'And I w-want you to take these here things-to-my-folks.' He ends in a quavering sob of pity for himself" (Crane 27)
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ReplyDeleteI think one of the more important events is when Henry and his regiment come across the dead corpse on there way out to battle. I think this is one of the more important because this is becoming a realization to Henry he is described as “He vaguely desired to walk around and around the body and stare; the impulse of the living to try to read in dead eyes the answer to the Question (Crane 42)". When Henry saw the corpse this was his first real sight of death in front of him and he is starting to realize that sooner or later that could be him laying on the battlegrounds dead and this only adds to The want to flea the war and leave his fellow soldiers.
Another important event was when Henry started asking his fellow soldiers if they wanted to bail or flea the war when they all said no Henry was described as “In the darkness he saw visions of a thousand-tongued fear that would babble at his back and cause him to flee, while others were going coolly about their country's business (Crane 36)". This just adds to Henry's non-desire to be the hero anymore and he's left as the only one who wants to run from the war with nobody on the same page as him.
I think one of the most important events is when the regiments split to go around the dead corpse. I think this an important because Henry realizes that he might die. He curses out the commanding officer who he feels like is leading them into certain death. "The youth looked at the men nearest him, and saw, for the most part, expressions of deep interest, as if they were investigating something that had fascinated them *(crane 30)". Henry watches the other soldiers to see how they react to the corpse on the ground
ReplyDeleteAnother important event is in chapter five when the enemy soldiers start to attack. Henry loses his sense of being an outcast and start to fire. Henry keeps reloading his gun and just keeps shooting. "He suddenly lost concern for himself . . . He was welded into a common personality which was dominated by a single desire.
Crane used animal imagery in a unique way by applying it to the soldiers and regiments like a metaphor. Crane did this by saying "The regiment slid down a bank and wallowed across a little stream." (Crane 28). In this Crane gives the regiment animal like movements. In doing this Crane separates the humanity of the individual men and the animal like behavior that comes when they go into a harsh situation like war. Crane also says "But he instantly saw that it would be impossible for him to escape from the regiment. It enclosed him." (Crane 28). This again supports the imagery and the metaphor that Crane creates in his writing.
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ReplyDeleteOne main event was when Henry and Jim came across the dead corpse. When he saw it be was taken back by it not knowing what to think about it . He realized then what he was getting himself into when he enlisted. The second thing is his character in the first couple chapters he was settle and had no confidence at all . But getting into the chapters 4, 5 he thinks of himself higher up then the other soliders .
ReplyDeleteI think the most important event that has happend so far is when Henry comes across a dead corpse. The dead corpse is extremely important because that could have been a sign trying to warn Henry that death can not just happen to Henry it can happen to anyone. In the moment when he saw the dead corpse, he finally understood that his life will flash before his eyes. "Once the line encountered the body of a dead soldier, he lay upon his back staring at the sky" (Crane 29) Another most signeficant event is how Henry acts overconfident in himself. The Youth thinks he knows the whole battle feild more than his comrades. I cant belive he called out his fellow comrade and called the general an idiot. " Well, the, what did they march us out here for? (Crane 31)
ReplyDeleteI think one of the more significant events happening in these chapters would be the process of having to march, camp, and do it again, allowing paranoia to sink in and mentally mess with people. "After this crossing the youth assured himself that at any moment they might be suddenly and fearfully assaulted--he kept his eyes watchfully upon the darkness"(crane 26). Another would be when Henry finally realizes the full scale of things, sort of panics, and decides to run away. It was getting traumatic to him beffore it even started "“He resolved to get a view of it, and then, he thought he might very likely run better than the best of them.”(Crane 38)
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