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The Red Badge of Courage

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What is the real cost of war? "So it came to pass that as he trudged from the place of blood and wrath his soul changed." ― Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, a young private in the Union Army during the American Civil War flees from the field of battle after longing for "a red badge of courage" (a battle wound) to prove his courage. Although Stephen Crane did not participate in any Civil War battles, the novel is known for it's realistic portrayal of the battlefield. This book is required reading in many schools and is a true American classic. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you'll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can't wait to hear what you have to say about it.Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 6, 2005
      This 1895 tale of young soldier Henry Fleming's initial experiences in combat during the Civil War still startles. Artist Vansant captures Fleming's uncertainty and fear quite well, sometimes through effectively understated facial expressions. Yet this adaptation oversimplifies Crane's portrayal of Fleming, ignoring or de-emphasizing the character's other failings: his egotism, his talent for self-justification and the "wild battle madness" underlying much of his later heroism. In Crane's book, Fleming is haunted by his desertion of the dying "tattered man"; in Vansant's version, Fleming forgets him. Though Crane's book is a landmark in realism, the author's symbolic writing turned Fleming's battlefield into a mythic realm. Vansant's conventionally realistic artwork, on the other hand, is more prosaic than Crane's brilliantly descriptive captions. This adaptation faithfully introduces the plot, characters and primary themes of Red Badge
      to readers unfamiliar with the original book without penetrating the full depths of Crane's masterwork.

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