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The Red Badge of Courage The First Modern War Novel
About the NovelThe story of Henry Fleminga “youth” who enlists in the Union army has romanticized ideas about warquickly realizes that war is not what he expected must battle the “rebels” as well as his own doubts & fears
About the Author-Stephen Crane
Born November 1, 1871 in Newark,NJ
14th child of a Methodist minister.
Started to write stories at the age of eight and at 16 he was writing articles for the New York Tribune.
After high school, spent 1 semester at Lafayette College and another at Syracuse University- was asked to leave
More About the Author
1891- Moved to New York, worked as a 1891- Moved to New York, worked as a free-lance writer and journalist. free-lance writer and journalist.
1893- lived among the poor in the Bowery 1893- lived among the poor in the Bowery slums of New York to research his first slums of New York to research his first novel. novel. Maggie: A Girl Of The StreetsMaggie: A Girl Of The Streets
1895- second novel, 1895- second novel, The Red Badge Of The Red Badge Of CourageCourage brought him international fame. brought him international fame.
Crane's collection of poems, Crane's collection of poems, The Black The Black RiderRider, also appeared in 1895, brought , also appeared in 1895, brought Crane better reporting assignments as a Crane better reporting assignments as a war correspondent in combat areas. war correspondent in combat areas.
Even More About the Author
1898- Crane settled in Sussex, England.During these restless years Crane refined his use of realism to expose social ills.
June 5, 1900- Crane died of of tuberculosis, which was worsened by malarial fever he had caught while he was reporting in Cuba.
Style- the unique way an author adapts language to
ideasStephen Crane’s style was:
Realistic
Naturalistic
Impressionistic
Realisma literary movement that began during the 1870’s that was prompted by the Civil War
depicts life as it really is
extremely detailed description of the life of ordinary people
more pessimistic view of the world
a reaction against romanticism- a movement where the stories were about extraordinary people& there was always a happy ending.
(Think of stories like Cinderella where everybody lives happily ever after)
Naturalism-era that developed out of realism
people’s lives are shaped by forces of nature and/or society
human beings do not have control over their fate
Impressionism-
originally developed in France during the 1870’s
began in the U.S. in the late 1800’s, early 1900’s
overall impressions of a scene or object; not exact details (like you see in realism & naturalism)
similar to impressionistic paintings-
Waterlillies Realism vs.
Impressionism• Realism- clear, detailed
• Impressionism - gives the impression,not the clear picture
More Impressionist Paintings
To fully appreciate The Red Badge of Courage, it helps to have some background knowledge about the American
Civil War.
The Civil War
1861-1865
Abraham Lincoln-
President of the United States
Ulysses S. Grant- 2nd Commander of Union Army
The Union(North)
General George McClellan- 1st Commander of Union Army
Jefferson Davis-President of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee-Commander of Confederate
Army
“Stonewall” Jackson-
Commander of Confederate
Army
The Confederacy- (South)
Significant Battles &
Events
of
the Civil War Era
Fort Sumter April 1861-
Civil War Begins
July 1861 - Battle of Bull Runshowed both sides that their soldiers needed training both sides realized that the war would be longer & bloodier than they thought it would be.
September1862 -Antietam1 day, 23,000 soldiers were either killed or wounded.
January 1, 1863 - Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
all enslaved African Americans living in the Confederacy were freedfocus of the war shifted- Union troops were fighting to end slavery as well as to save the union.
July 1863- VicksburgUnion - control of the Mississippi River Cut off the South’s trade with Europe Cut the Confederacy in half Afterwards, Grant appointed Commander of the Union Army
December 1862- FredericksburgUnion army’s worst defeat
June 30 1863- GettysburgConfederate troops fought both sides of the Union armyturning point in the warConfederates would never invade the North again
September 1864 Union army captured Atlanta
November 1864 Union burned the city Atlanta Ripped up railroad tracks, burned homes, factories, & barnsTotal war-
•new type of combat•destroyed food & equipment that the enemy might use• everyone was affected (not just soldiers)
1864 Lincoln defeats McClellan in the presidential election
April 2, 1865 Petersburg & Richmond fall to the Union army
April 9, 1865Lee surrenders in Appomattox Courthouse
April 14, 1865(Just 5 days after Lee’s
surrender)
Lincoln was Assassinated
At the Ford Theater in Washington, D.C
By John Wilkes Booth- a southern actor,
blamed Lincoln for the South’s defeat
After the War
Reconstruction- After years of fighting, the time for the US to:
rebuild the South reunify the country