Character Analysis: The Red Badge Of Courage
Tyner Swedenburg
Mrs. Pat Perdue
English 11 Honors
8 November 2015
Survival Instinct Soldiers are often faced with survival instinct, but they have the motivation to be brave and step up for their brothers in war. Some soldiers will even sacrifice their lives and not even think twice about their own self-preservation because they have already accepted the idea of death. They fight in the war assuming that they are already dead. Other soldiers are selfish enough to run away from the battlefield and not risk the chance of losing their lives. They do not care about any of their comrades but only care for themselves. In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, Henry Fleming comes face-to-face with survival instincts and selfish behaviors on the battlefield. Henry’s survival instincts begin to fade away as he gets over his fear of death. Henry is dealing with a lot of emotion in the war. His biggest problem is his desire and drive for self-preservation. Henry wants to stay alive more than anything else. He does not quite understand why anyone would risk their life in war. Henry is very selfish and is not interested in anybody but himself. He is more worried about his own life and his self-preservation than his comrades in war. Henry realizes it is natural to do what your instinct tells you by the example of the …show more content…
High in a treetop he stopped, and, poking his head cautiously from behind a branch, looked down with an air of trepidation. The youth felt triumphant at this exhibition. There was the law, he said. Nature had given him a sign. The squirrel, immediately upon recognizing danger, had taken to his legs without ado. He did not stand stolidly baring his furry belly to the missile, and die with an upward glance at the sympathetic heavens. On the contrary, he had fled as fast as his legs could carry him; and he was but an ordinary squirrel, too—doubtless no philosopher of his race.
Mrs. Pat Perdue
English 11 Honors
8 November 2015
Survival Instinct Soldiers are often faced with survival instinct, but they have the motivation to be brave and step up for their brothers in war. Some soldiers will even sacrifice their lives and not even think twice about their own self-preservation because they have already accepted the idea of death. They fight in the war assuming that they are already dead. Other soldiers are selfish enough to run away from the battlefield and not risk the chance of losing their lives. They do not care about any of their comrades but only care for themselves. In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, Henry Fleming comes face-to-face with survival instincts and selfish behaviors on the battlefield. Henry’s survival instincts begin to fade away as he gets over his fear of death. Henry is dealing with a lot of emotion in the war. His biggest problem is his desire and drive for self-preservation. Henry wants to stay alive more than anything else. He does not quite understand why anyone would risk their life in war. Henry is very selfish and is not interested in anybody but himself. He is more worried about his own life and his self-preservation than his comrades in war. Henry realizes it is natural to do what your instinct tells you by the example of the …show more content…
High in a treetop he stopped, and, poking his head cautiously from behind a branch, looked down with an air of trepidation. The youth felt triumphant at this exhibition. There was the law, he said. Nature had given him a sign. The squirrel, immediately upon recognizing danger, had taken to his legs without ado. He did not stand stolidly baring his furry belly to the missile, and die with an upward glance at the sympathetic heavens. On the contrary, he had fled as fast as his legs could carry him; and he was but an ordinary squirrel, too—doubtless no philosopher of his race.