The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter 19
1. What is the forest doing to Henry?
2. Why does he charge cross the field like a lunatic?
3. When Crane writes that they "were becoming men again," what does he mean?
4. What gets them to keep on attacking?
5. What happens to the flag?
Why did he want to stay close to it?
How is the death of the flag sargeant symbolic?

Chapter 20
1.Who finally gets to carry the flag? How does he get it?
What does he think that allows him to do?
2. What allows the men some safety?
3. Why are they all slinking back to the lines?
4. What was the Lieutenant able to get his men to do?
5. What were they then able to do?
Is Henry shooting?

Chapter 21

1. How does another regiment react to the return of Henry's regiment?
2. Why was the regiment reproached?
3. What compliments does Wilson and Fleming recieve?
What were they saying about the officers moments before?
Chapter 22

1. How does the description of battle change, now that Henry isn't a combatant?
Does the author seem to show a preference?
2. What is Henry doing?
3. How does the orderly sargeant get injured?
4. Why might Henry's body be "revenge"?
5. Where was his friend?

Chapter 23

1. How do the men react to the call to charge?
Why does that surprise Henry?
2. What do the Southerners do?
3. Why do you suppose Crane spends so much time on the rival flag bearers death?
4. How do the prisoners act?
Which one seems to act as Henry would?
5. When the two men congratulate each other, what are they congratulating each other for?
How is that ironic?

Chapter 24

• How hs the boy changed? Crane writes that he now has a "quiet manhood." What is that manhood?