The Red Badge of Courage (Annotated Keynote Classics)

Thrown into a "trial-by-fire" as a new recruit in the American Civil War, can young Henry live up to his notions of courage, honor, and duty? This stream-of-consciousness narrative follows his dramatic psychological rationalizations as he struggles to make sense of his experience through the fog of war. Powerful imagery brings the battlefield to life and highlights the disconnect between the generals' orders and the deadly chaos on the ground. Stephen Crane's vividly descriptive narrative b...