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Henry      In Stephen Crane's epic "The Red Badge of Courage", we look at the scenes of war through the eyes of the principle character, Henry Fleming. Since the book is somewhat obscure about numerous subtleties, we don't have the foggiest idea how old Henry is, what he resembles, or where he originates from. We do realize that Henry is from some place in New York and that he was raised by his mom. Albeit a few people contend that all through the novel Henry develops and improves as an individual, realities from the book show the polar opposite. Henry is a vain , pompous youngster who considers himself to be a saint and a legend; when truth be told he is a quitter.      Henry starts his excursion by pursuing the Union armed force. While this may appear like a fearless advance, Henry takes it for an inappropriate reasons. He is uncertain of the Union reason, what's more, without truly understanding what he was battling for, Henry saw dreams of himself as a saint. Henry's contemplations of war are somewhat mutilated: He had perused indications of walks, attacks, clashes, and he had ached to see everything. His bustling psyche had drawn for him enormous pictures, indulgent in shading, startling with short of breath deeds(Crane, 3). This just shows that Henry had romanticized the was to something of a magnificent experience in his mind. In any event, when his mom attempts to offer him discerning guidance, Henry sat frustrated, anticipating a discourse on valor and pride.      When Henry and his regiment (the 304th New York) at long last coordinate into camp life, he starts to address himself. His regiment had been static for quite a while and Hauptman 2 Henry gets exhausted and despondent. For time he starts to scrutinize his fortitude and he feels rather uncertain. In the regiments first fight, Henry battles well. His esteem for himself arrives at a sickening level: He felt that he was a fine individual. He saw himself even with those beliefs that he had considered a long ways past him. He grinned in profound delight (Crane, 30). In this section one can see Henry starting to dishonestly see himself as a saint.      At the start of the 304th New York regiment's subsequent fight, Henry takes note that two different warriors are running in dread of the battle. He abruptly turns out to be somewhat terrified also, escapes the fight too. He attempts to justify his activities to himself by saying: Death going to push him between the shoulder bones was unmistakably more frightful than death about