The Red Badge of Courage 9-20

The Red Badge of Courage was much more enjoyable in chapters 9-20. The story picked up and had much more action and adventure. It was a much more enjoyable read for me. Henry actually did not run away from his problems, but he learned to stand his ground and fight. This made the book have much more action and it became very exciting as Henry developed in to the best fighter in his division. I think the author did a very good job developing Henry's character as the story progressed. The young soldier changed a lot as the story progressed. Henry went from a cowardice, scared soldier, to a fearless fighter. He was one of the best in his division, and his commander even told him, If every soldier fought like you then this war would be over in no time. This probably meant a lot to Henry. It was never that Henry couldn't fight, it was just that he never had confidence in himself. Once he gained confidence in himself, Henry was afraid of nothing. He learned that he could defeat anyone and could be the best fighter. He definitely was after he gained the confidence in himself. I thought it was very cool how Henry picked up the flag in battle and carried it for his troop. He saw that his fellow soldier had been killed so Henry got the flag and carried it for the division. This was very important and symbolic. Henry kind of became the leader of the troop when this happened. He was already the best fighter, but this just made it even better for Henry. The Red Badge of Courage was much more enjoyable overall in the second half of the story. Henry finally realized what he had to do and this made the story much more entertaining. I did not think that Henry would ever find his courage to fight, but I was clearly wrong. Henry eventually realized what was best for the army and for himself.