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"The Red Badge of Courage" was written by Stephen Crane. Innovative American writer known for his naturalistic tales and profound war narratives.

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane

Young Henry Fleming, brimming with romanticized notions of glory, enlists in the Union army only to find himself plunged into the terrifying, chaotic reality of battle. When the fighting intensifies, his courage falters, and he flees, leaving his comrades behind. Overwhelmed by shame and a desperate need for absolution, Henry struggles to reconcile his idealized self with the coward he has become, yearning for a chance to prove his mettle and earn the 'red badge of courage' he so desperately craves.

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Henry Fleming has joined the Union army because of his romantic ideas of military life, but soon finds himself in the mi...