How Does Henry Fleming Change In The Red Badge Of Courage

Have you ever met someone that has been greatly affected by the war? Had Changed his whole entire personality during his experience of war? In Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, Henry Fleming, also known as “the youth”, a young, dynamic adolescent comes to the point in his life that he decides to enroll into the union Army. He thought he knew what he wanted at first, but then he finally understands what all of the events that had happened ment. But he finds himself asking, “What am I doing here?” Henry must learn what his true purpose is in the war. In the beginning of the book, Henry felt that the best option for him was to enroll into the war. It was something that he was able to do and something that he could come back with honor. He feels that there’s nothing else for him to do. “He felt that in this crisis his laws of life were useless.” (12) He just lost in himself, he feels like a thrown out a piece of bread. To serve one purpose. “He became not a man but a member. He felt that something of which he was a part- a regiment, an army, a cause, or a country- was in crisis.” (49) After joining the army, he feels that it’s their

He no longer doubting himself, he was proud to be a part of the army.“His self-pride was now entirely restored. In the shade of its flourishing growth he stood with brace and self-confident legs, and nothing could now be discovered he did not shrink from an encounter with the eyes of judges, and allowed no thoughts of his own to keep him from an attitude of manfulness.” (131) The youth (Henry) has now embarrassed the inter-soldier in him. He had changed his whole perspective of feeling useless and replaced that with dedication to serving his country. Some men would also join the army just to die in honor to their families. Some soldiers would get “scarred for life” by their experience in the war. When they're done serving, the army would send them home like