Symbols
Allegorical Figures
Themes
Events in the Novel
Metaphors
100
A symbol of hope and triumph to the regiment.
What is the flag?
100
Represents being immature
What is the youth?
100
Represented by the youth's dreams of a Greeklike battle
What is the expectations of war?
100
How the youth receives his head wound
What is being hit by another soldier's gun?
100
This term suggests that the men are docile livestock that are only good for following orders
What is sheep?
200
A symbol of savagery and evil
What is the flag of the enemy regiment?
200
Represents aggression and brashness
What is the loud soldier?
200
The overwhelming sensory perceptions contribute to this theme throughout the novel
What is the chaos of war?
200
How the youth reunites with the loud soldier
What is the youth's return to the regiment?
200
The youth is called this in response to his ferocious fighting in the woods
What is a barbarian, a pagan, a wildcat, etc.?
300
A red badge of courage
What is a wound?
300
Represents leadership and those in command
What is the lieutenant?
300
The theme that reflects the fact that the war offers a stark contrast to Henry's aspirations and dreams
What is the reality of war?
300
The moment the youth runs away from the battle
What happens during the enemy's second charge?
300
In the beginning of the novel, the youth refers to the enemy as these
What is dragons, reptiles?
400
A symbol of the loud's soldier insecurities about war?
What is the small packet the loud soldier gave to the youth?
400
Represents the Good Samaritan
What is the tattered soldier?
400
Represented by the youth's retreat during the first battle and the youth's encounters with corpses
What is the struggle for survival?
400
When the becomes color bearer
What happens when the first color bearer dies?
400
The men sleeping on the battlefield are referred to as these in a prophetic way
What is corpses?
500
A symbol of the youth's fear of death
What is the corpse the youth encounters in the wood?
500
Represents resentment for defeat
What are the captured soldiers?
500
What two themes offer a stark contrast that Henry constantly reflects upon?
What is the reality of war and the expectations of war?
500
The moment when Henry and his friend first hear the officers the regiment "mule drivers"
What happens when they search for water?
500
These terms suggest that the soldier are unfit for battle and being in war.
What is mule drivers/mud diggers?
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