The Red Badge Of Courage Rhetorical Analysis

“At times he enviously regarded the wounded soldiers. He conceived persons with torn bodies to be peculiarly happy. He wished that he, too, had a wound, a red badge of courage.” This quote is written on page fifty-five, chapter nine of the book “The Red Badge of Courage” by author Stephen Crane.

This book portrays the raw and unfiltered perspective of war. It immerses the reader in the story, making the reader feel the pain and struggle of real war. The perspective shown in the author's wording makes the reader uneasy and disturbed while reading as if getting pulled into the main character's point of view during it all.

The writing style of the book is almost graphic, and the atmosphere is shown through the words and emotions of the characters. The feelings are so detailed that it makes the reader feel engrossed

He wrote this story to be brutal and intense, leaving the reader to imagine each word and setting vividly. His writing showed how war is not as disillusioned as some might seem, and it is ruthless.

Although Stephen Crane had no previous war experience, he captured the realism and savagery of the pain and suffering soldiers had to go through during those times. The perspective of the main character Henry was to show how naive and pure his mind was, and how quickly he came to realize war truly is nothing to wish upon another. He found himself struggling to have courage during his battle, making the readers feel anything but envious of Henry.

In the book, Henry is shown as almost pure and hopeful for his start after enlisting. Henry wanted to find purpose as well as himself at war, yet seemed to have shunned the true horrors of what it would be. He came to realize he would achieve what he wished, but he would also lose the peace and wholesome life he had before where he didn't have to know this suffering and fear, neither physically nor