Context
This man was the book's author.
Who is Stephen Crane?
In the novel, the main character and his regiment fight for this side.
What is the Union?
Henry Fleming is referred to by the narrator as this figure.
Who is the youth?
The narrator speaks from this POV.
What is 3rd person limited?
"Don't go a-thinkin' you can lick the hull rebel army at the start, because yeh can't."
Who is Henry's mother?
The novel is based on this American conflict.
What is the Civil War?
At the beginning of the novel a tall soldier spreads the rumor that the army will soon do this.
What is march?
This wounded soldier annoyingly follows the main character during his retreat from the battle, pelting him with questions.
Who is the tattered man?
What is a wound?
"Leave me be - don't tech me - leave me be---"
Who is Jim Conklin or the tall soldier?
This bird never appears in this novel.
What is a crane?
Early in the novel, the main character wonders whether he will do this?
What is run?
The main character's friend, Wilson, does this before the first great battle. It later ends up embarrassing him.
What is gives him a letter to his family?
Henry had an encounter with this animal in the woods. His encounter made him feel temporarily justified in fleeing the battle.
What is a squirrel?
"Where yeh hit, ol' boy? Where yeh hit?"
Who is the tattered soldier?
This style of writing is supposed to depict an authenticity of experience.
What is realism?
In the novel, battle and the armies that participate in it are characterized as this inanimate object.
What is a machine?
The tall soldier's name has the initials of a New Testament figure. His name is this.
Who is Jim Conklin?
An officer calls Henry's regiment this before ordering them to charge again.
What are mule drivers?
"Why, lord, man, you didn't see nothing of the fight. Why!...Oh! Jim Conklin's dead."
Who is Henry or the youth?
This is the battle that The Red Badge of Courage is presumed to be loosely based on.
What is the Battle at Chancellorsville?
Henry finds this "out of place" obect within a peaceful-appearing grove of trees.
What is a corpse?
He is Henry’s commander in battle, a youthful officer who swears profusely during the fighting.
Who is the liutenant?
This person kills Henry at the end of the novel?
Charge? Charge?" Well, b'Gawd! Now, this is real fightin'."