Henry Fleming

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Henry Fleming is the young Union Army soldier and protagonist of Stephen Crane's Civil War novel "The Red Badge of Courage," whose inner struggle with fear and courage drives the story.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel protagonist
age young adult
appearsIn The Red Badge of Courage NERFINISHED
characterArc struggle with fear and courage
characterDevelopment gains a more mature understanding of courage
characterTrait fearful
idealistic
immature
introspective
self-conscious
conflict American Civil War
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Stephen Crane NERFINISHED
creator Stephen Crane NERFINISHED
familyName Fleming NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1895
fullName Henry Fleming NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
hasAlias the youth
inspiredBy Civil War soldiers’ experiences
language English
literaryPeriod American realism NERFINISHED
literarySignificance early psychological portrayal of a common soldier in war literature
literaryWork The Red Badge of Courage NERFINISHED
medium novel
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction viewpoint character
narrativePerspective third-person limited
nationality American
notableAction fights bravely in later battles
flees from battle in panic
returns to his regiment
occupation soldier
psychologicalFocus fear of cowardice
inner conflict
roleInWork protagonist
setting Union Army regiment in the American Civil War
symbolicAssociation red badge of courage NERFINISHED
themeAssociation coming of age
courage
cowardice
heroism
psychology of war
shame

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