The Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage is the tale of a young American in the Civil War. Our male lead is Henry Fleming. A new recruit in a new regiment coming from New York. Henry has to wait a long time to see action. When he does, he withstands his first test. In his second, all of the mental planing that he has done is of no use: he deserts. After hooking up with a group of wounded soldiers, and seeing a friend die in a most unpatriotic manor, Henry is led back to his regiment. He is shocked to be accepted back so readily. No one realized he fled in such a cowardly way. When he goes into battle again, he proves to himself that he can stay and fight. He achieves manhood in his own mind. Henry is the most interesting of the characters in the book. This probably stems from the fact that....

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