Book Report The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane (1871-1900) is the story of a young man named Henry Flaming (The Youth). The book happens in a forest, where the troops move from place to place. The meaning of the tittle “The Red Badge of Courage” means a wound that the main character receives in battle. My favorite character in the book, is Jim Conklin (the …showed first 75 words of 341 total…

…showed last 75 words of 341 total…behind. After he left, and was walking in the woods he found Jim dying and starts to think that there is no reason to run from the battle. This was important because then, he found the other soldiers to fight with courage. In my opinion the book is interesting, because shows how a young person betters himself. I would recommend this book to any young man who feels disoriented, confused or afraid of taking responsibilities