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Title: The Red Badge of Courage (Barron's Classic Novels) by Stephen Crane, Frank Green ISBN: 0-7641-1145-0 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.27 (229 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An enduring classic of war fiction
Comment: Stephen Crane's "the Red Badge of Courage" was serialized in 1894 and published in book form the next year. It is one of the greatest achievements of a truly extraordinary American writer. "Red Badge" tells the story of Henry Fleming, a young enlisted soldier in the United States Civil War.
"Red Badge" is a powerful story of war told from the viewpoint of a low-ranking enlisted man--a man who is really still just a boy. The book is rich in sensory details and poetic language; actually, the book is an effective complement to Crane's irony-laden, often grim poems.
Crane is as much interested in the inner mental states of Henry as he is in the blood and thunder of war. He does an effective job of portraying an altered state of consciousness brought on by combat. Also noteworthy is Crane's representation of American vernacular speech in the dialogue of his characters.
"Red Badge" is not a long book, but it is a rich text that invites re-reading on many levels. I recommend the following as companion texts: James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans," Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried," and Eve Ensler's "Necessary Targets."
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book about the Civil War...
Comment: The novel, THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, is a book full of uncertainty. Means the reader is never sure what the main character is going to do next in the story. The reader never knows how anyone will act from one moment to the next. This gives the whole novel a certain suspense. The story is about a young enlisted soldier named Henry Fleming who goes off to war as a naive boy and returns as a man. It shows the true side of life, because Henry is acting like most young soldiers do in times of war; Henry feels guilty for running away as the battle began, but he just did what his heart told him to do. Stephan Crane wants to show the reader how bad war is, and the message he prevails is very knowledgeable. The whole story is very well written and the reader has no problem understanding what is going on. The book is rich in sensory details and poetic language. I believe, "The Red Badge", to be one of the most real accounts of Civil War I have read. I would say it is definitely one of the great pieces of American literature and I really have to give this book 5 stars for its perfection.
I just want to add that English isn't my first language and I didn't have any trouble reading this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: An Appreciation Of Beauty
Comment: "So it came to pass that as he trudged from the place of blood and wrath his soul changed. He came from hot plowshares to prospects of clover tranquilly, and it was as if hot plowshares were not. Scars faded as flowers." Perhaps not the best quote, but it is at least a taste of the work of art that is The Red Badge of Courage. It has been suggested that this book lacks plot, that it is boring. I would count those who consider this boring amoung the numbers of people who would find an art museum dull. It has also been suggested that the main character, Henry, referred to as "the youth," is a coward. Anyone who could say that obviously did not read this book through to the end. It gave me insight into the Civil War that no History teacher ever could. The details of both the scenery and the youths feelings and thoughts is thorough but elegant. If this appeals to you, you are in for a treat.
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Title: The Red Badge of Courage (Cliffs Notes) by Patrick J. Salerno ISBN: 0764585797 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 30 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne ISBN: 0553210092 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1965 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye ISBN: 0142437174 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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