The Symbolism in a Soldier. The story The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane, was written to reflect the harsh Civil War realities. Cranes style of writing to portray these realities included the technique of symbolism. In this technique, symbols are hidden within certain objects throughout the story to help express the theme. There were many symbols in the story, but a few of the important ones were symbolized by the soldiers. Henry, Jim …showed first 75 words of 682 total…

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