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About the Author

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Stephen Crane was born on November 1, 1871, in Newark, New Jersey, the youngest child of the Reverend Dr. Jonathan Townley Crane and Mary Helen […]

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Setting and Overview

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II OVERVIEW The Red Badge of Courage attempts to recreate the combat experiences of a young, frightened soldier in the American Civil War. Henry Fleming, […]

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Themes and Characters

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War, for Crane, was a favorite metaphor for human life, equally applicable to coal miners (“In the Depths of Coal Mine,” 1894) or to the […]

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Literary Qualities

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In preparation for writing The Red Badge of Courage, Crane studied the Civil War photographs of Matthew Brady and illustrations by painter Winslow Homer and […]

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Social Sensitivity

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Crane’s novels reflect his basic beliefs about humanity. The chronic misery of the poor aroused his sympathy, as did the plight of common soldiers in […]

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Ideas and Topics for Papers

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VII TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Crane said that he learned from the German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that certain colors affect human feelings. What […]