Henry Fleming and The Red Badge of Courage essays

Henry Fleming and The Red Badge of Courage essays In The Red Badge of Courage, a young man named Henry Fleming develops many attributes I compare and contrast to. Crane "paints" a vivid picture of what life was like for the fragile Henry Fleming. He demonstrates a sense of separation in Fleming's life that I can relate to. Crain portrays an image of insecurity in Henry, which I sharply collate with. As the narrative, The Red Badge of Courage opens, Henry and his mother are engaged in a quarrel about Henry leaving to join the Army. By going against his mother's wishes and disobeying her, he isolates himself from his family. Since my mother has shown favor to my older sister, I too, have separated myself from her. This isolation is imperative to the way Henry lives his life during his time in the Army, and to the way I live my daily life at home with my mother. Moral support is something that a family, especially a mother, provides for a child, but because Henry and I have disassociated our selves from our mothers, we neglect to receive this. This moral support is needed during the hard times of life, but when Henry looks for this support, he realizes that he's pushed it away, far out of his life, and that it is almost imperceptible. During war, a soldier's most important support system is his/her regiment. This is a support system that Henry has and then loses throughout this time period in his life. All through the war, Henry questions his courage and bravery. He wonders if he will turn and run when death is looking him in the eyes, or if he will decide to stay and do what he came to do; prove that he is a man and can handle even death itself. Throughout my life, I have continually stayed secure within myself, and always have trusted and stood by my decisions. During the battle, several soldiers are wounded earning their "red badge of courage" and Henry becomes envious of those men. The soldiers in the regiment feel a certain pride and respectability from earning their "red b...