©TélécHArGEr. The Red Badge of Courage Livre. par William Collins

The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane. Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage," to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer, who carries an American Flag. Although Crane was born after the war, and had not at the

The Red Badge of Courage is a bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, about a young Union soldier in the Civil War who must face his fears of death to become a man. The themes of The Red Badge of Courage include courage, wartime violence, and duty and reputation. The Red Badge of Courage is an example of Naturalism because nature is indifferent

Henry Fleming, une jeune recrue de dix-huit ans, se remémore les raisons de son engagement, les protestations douloureuses de sa mère devant le fait accompli. Maintenant, il s'interroge : saura-t-il affronter le danger avec courage, ou réagira-t-il comme un lâche ? Jim Conklin, un de ses amis qui vient du même coin de pays que lui, tente de le rassurer, évoquant l'esprit des troupes qui permet, une fois le moment venu, de se lancer à l'assaut

Shame over his cowardice drives him to seek to redeem himself by being wounded—earning what he calls the "red badge of courage." Praised for its psychological insight and its intense and unprecedented realism in portraying the experience of men under fire, The Red Badge of Courage has been a beloved bestseller for more than a century