The-Red-Badge-of-Courage

TheRedBadgeofCourage红色英勇勋章introductionbackgroundplotandcharacterthemesBackground•AmericanCivilwar•ParalleltothehistoricalBattleofChancellorsville•Writingbases:a)hisimaginationb)detailedreadingofhistoricalmaterialsoftheCivilWarc)hislaterexperienceduringwarasawarcorrespondent.Characerslist•HenryFleming:“theyoungsoldier”and“theyouth”--protagonist•Wilson:“theloudsoldier”or“thefriend”•Jimconklin:“thetallsoldier”•Thetatteredsoldier,theyounglieutenant(陆军中尉）andHenry'smotherPlot★beforebattlewondercomfortedbyJimConklin★firstbattlefearoflost,flee,overhearthevictoryashamed,fleetotheforestseeadecayingbody,leavemeetagroupofinjuredmen:“tatteredsoldier”Jimwasshot,diedHenrywound,mistookashero“Iwouldrunfrombattleifmyfellowsoldiersalsofledplot★nextbattleHenryfightbravely;whenfetchingwater,Henryfoundhisarmyhasabadfameandwouldbesacrificed★finalbattle:actsastheflag-bearer;leadsthemenwhileentirelyescapinginjuryConcernedthemes•1)corage•2)manhood•3)self-preservation•4)theuniverse’sdisregardforhumanlifeCourageandmanhood•Henry’sunderstandingofcourageandmanhoodparallelseachotherandischangingalonetime•courage—definingit,desiringit,and,ultimately,achievingit•romanticandsimplematureandcomplexSelf-preservationandnature’sdisregardofhuman•Henryhasaanxiousdesireforself-preservation:runfrombattle,abandonthetatteredsoldier•thesquirrelinthewoodsandthesoldier'scorpse,showtheuniverse’sindifferencetohumanlife.