Red Badge of Courage: Summary and Character Analysis Stephen Crane has written many remarkable poems, short stories, and novels throughout his short life (He lived only to the age of 29). The Red Badge of Courage is a tale of war, life, responsibility, and duty. It has been considered the first "great modern novel of war"(Alfred Kazin). It traces the effects of war on Henry Fleming, a Union soldier, through his dreams of battle, his …showed first 75 words of 973 total…

…showed last 75 words of 973 total…fun of. In a following battle, he and Wilson have the oppurtunity to carry the regiment’s flag. After a bit of scuffiling Wilson takes the flag out, but later in the battle Henry manages to get thge rebel flag and runs up the line with Lieutenant Hasbrouck leading the way. In the battle he fought like a "Major General", and he has grown up a great deal. He is not afraid of dying anymore