THE REALITY OF WAR IN STEPHEN CRANE THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE

Author (s) : Dr.A.S.SAKTHI and Dr.P.HELAN HEMA

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Abstract :
The Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane is a story of one soldier's thoughts and emotions during two days of brutal fighting during the Civil War. This lesson covers the summary, characters, and setting of that novel. Stephen Crane wrote his most lauded work, The Red Badge of Courage, when he was only 20 years old. Despite never having been in a battle, he perfectly captured the multitude of emotions a soldier feels, according to critics, and showed that soldier grow from a teenager into an adult. Stephen Crane was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation H.G.Wells remarked upon the great influence of the studio on Crane's work, quoting a passage from The Red Badge of Courage as an example at nightfall the column broke into regimental pieces, and the fragments went into the fields to camp. Poet and biographer John Berryman suggested that there were three basic variations, or norms of crane's narrative style. The first, being flexible, swift, abrupt and nervous, is best exemplified in The Red Badge of Courage while the second supple majesty is believed to relate. Crane's work, however, cannot be determined by style solely on chronology.

Keywords : Stephen Crane, Red Badge of Courage

Conference Date : 17/09/2021

Pages : 37

Paper ID : IESMDT36