The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Furthermore he experiences a mental conflict between his original attitude and the reality - a lurking menace that starts to overwhelm his idealistic image. Being part of the armed forces demonstrates him the large amount of advantages in this kind of job such as a good reputation due to an obvious presence of patriotism. After a long period of thinking he overcomes his inhibition and enlists in defiance of his mother’s will. This young fellow represents the overall attitude of the younger generation - a rather positive point of view towards the war. The Extract of the novel that is based on the American Civil War (1861 - 1865) deals with the former situation during the war seen in the perspective of a young recruit who is inspired by the idea of serving in the army. On Stephen Crane’s > an extract of his novel >. Source: The introduction in the book on p. Despite the brevity of his writing career, Crane left behind a substantial volume of work that includes a number of brilliant short stories and innovative poems. He died of a tubercular infection in Badenweiler, Germany.

For the remainder of his life, he traveled about the world as a writer and war correspondent. His book is a realistic account of a young man’s impression of the Civil War. Without any military experience, and at the age of twenty-four, Crane produced > (1895), a novel that made him famous and became an American classic. He published it at his own expense, but it found no audience. His first novel, > (1893), described the inevitable consequences of grinding poverty - but no publisher would take a chance on Crane's bleak and biting vision. There he wandered through slums, observing and developing a strong sympathy for the underclass of boozers and prostitutes that inhabited the Bowery. He left college after two semesters and moved on to a bohemian life in New York City. His brief college career, was dominated by his interest in baseball. Born in Newark, New Jersey, the fourteenth and youngest child of a Methodist minister who died when Stephen was nine years old, Crane was raised by his strong-minded mother.

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane