Red Badge of Courage

Red Badge of Courage Book Report
By: Adam Moore

The main point in The Red Badge of Courage is Henry Flemings
        fear about how he will do in his first skrimish in the Civil War. Henry was a young man who lived on a farm with his mother. He dreamed about what fighting in a war would be like, and dreamed of being a
hero. He dreamed of the battles of war, and of what it would be like to fight in
        those glorious battles. His mother was wise and caring. She did not want him to
        go to war. She gave him hundreds of reasons on why he was needed on the
        farm and not in the war. He didn't want to stay in the farm and do nothing, so he
        enlisted in the miliatary.
              After joining he found himself, with nothing to do. He became friends
        with two other soldiers, John Wilson and Jim Conklin. John was an
        obnoxious soldier, but he becomes one of Henry's best friends. Jim was tall, he was
        a childhood friend of Henry's. They all were exiceted about going to war.
              They started marching. After a few days Henry realized that they were
        going around in circles. They just continued marching without a reason.
        During this time Henry starts to think differently about war. He
        becomes scared about running away from a battle. Lieutenant Hasbrouck, a
        young lieutenant of   Henry's regiment was an extremely
        brave man. He, unlike the other officers, cared about and defended his troops
        performance, and made sure that they got the recognition they deserved. He
        was a true leader and Henry and John wanted to be just like him.
              After a while, they finally discover a battle taking place. Jim gives Henry
        a yellow envelope with a packet inside. He is sure that he will die, and says
        that this will be his first and last battle. The troops manage to hold off the
        rebels during the first attack, but... [continues]

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