Red Badge of Courage
Red Badge of CouragePhysical and emotional pain is what the tattered solider illustrates in the book. The tattered solider pain
comes from all of the horrible things associated with war.
Him going crazy brings emotional pain and the physical pain
is brought on by the endurances of war. "There was a
tattered man, fouled with dust, blood and powder stain from
hair to shoes, who trudged quietly at the youths side". The
tattered solider also characterizes the toughness people can
endear. Even through the harshness of war people will find
something inside of them, overcome it and not let it bother
them. The tattered solider goes out and lives through the
tough endurance's of war but he finds something inside of
him to live through it.
The perfect solider is what Jim Conklin brings to
the book. Jim never complains about war and fights as good
as the next man. Many of the people look up to Jim because
he is so strong willed. The regiments almost look up to Jim
in a spiritual way finding peace inside of them when they
think of him. It is a tragedy when Jim dies because of all...
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