English 11 – The Red Badge of Courage: Test Review – Flashcards
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During the Civil War: 1861-1865
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When does the novel take place?
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Henry had a romantic view of war with the uniforms, parades, heroes, etc.
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Why does Henry become a soldier?
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When the novel begins, Henry was naive, immature, romantic, and easily led.
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When the novel begins, how could you best describe Henry?
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When the novel begins, Wilson was loud, happy, and jovial.
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When the novel begins, how could you best describe Wilson?
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Henry has known Jim since childhood.
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How long has Henry known Jim?
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Crane uses epithets to show that the characters represent universal types and they could be any soldier.
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Why does Crane use epithets (a term used to characterize a person) like "tall soldier," "loud soldier," and "the youth"?
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Henry flees because he thinks everyone is fleeing.
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Why does Henry flee after the first battle?
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Conklin's death scene suggests that death is private.
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What does Conklin's death scene suggest about death?
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Henry's wound is ironic because he got it while he was fleeing, not in battle.
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Why is Henry's wound ironic?
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When Henry returns to the unit, Wilson has become more confident.
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How has Wilson changed, when Henry returns to the unit?
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Of everything, Henry is most ashamed of leaving the tattered soldier wandering in a field.
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Of everything that has happened, what is Henry most ashamed of?
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By the end, Henry's view of war has become more realistic.
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By the end, Henry's view of war could be described how?
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The narrator sees Henry in sympathetic but objective terms.
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How does the narrator seem to view Henry?
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Henry's heroic act is to carry the regiment's flag into battle. This is dangerous because soldiers carrying the flag are six times more likely to be killed.
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What heroic act does Henry perform near the end of the novel?
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Crane suggests that the enlisted soldiers have little understanding of the events surrounding them.
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What does Crane suggest about the enlisted men's understanding of the events?
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The point-of-view of the novel gives us access to one person's thoughts. Third person limited.
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The point of view Crane uses in the novel gives the reader access to whose thoughts?
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"The Red Badge of Courage" is naturalistic because it shows the ugly, realistic side of life. Crane wrote about war and the underdog.
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Why is it considered a "naturalistic" piece of writing?
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The tattered soldier upsets Henry so badly because he keeps asking Henry where his wound is.
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Why does the tattered soldier upset Henry so badly?
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When Wilson gives Henry his packet of letters this shows that he is frightened and worried that he may not survive the battle.
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What does it show when Wilson asks Henry to hold his packet of letters before they go into battle?
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Henry's clear emergence as an individual is shown when he leads the charge bearing the flag.
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When is Henry's clear emergence as an individual?
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The novel presents nature as indifferent to human suffering.
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How does the novel present nature?
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Crane uses dialect to make the characters seem more realistic.
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Why does Crane use so much dialect?
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Henry's inner conflict is not knowing if he will stand and fight or run.
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What causes Henry's inner conflict?
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ANSWERS WILL VARY: THINGS TO CONSIDER... A red badge of courage is a wound inflicted during battle. Henry has to get this wound before he can get back to his regiment.
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ESSAY: What is the significance of "a red badge of courage"?
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ANSWERS WILL VARY: THINGS TO CONSIDER... Compare Henry going to war to an individual reaching adulthood and becoming independent. Until faced with a conflict no one knows how they will handle a situation. Will they have what it takes? Are they capible of rising to the challange?
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ESSAY: Explain how Henry's inner conflict could be used as a metaphor for maturing.
