The Red Badge Of Courage
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Stephen Crane’s , combines realism and naturalism to depict the deadly confrontation of men in war. The use of these traits uniquely exhibits Crane’s talent to express characters, to describe setting, and to create a theme. The use of naturalism is quite dominant, but realism is also ....
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.... after escaping the battle, Henry Fleming seeks refuge in the woods. He notices that the woods seal out the sound of battle and ignores the human conflict taking place: "It seemed now that nature had no ears"(34). Lastly, the positive outlook is the third characteristic of realism. Henry is overwhelmed with fear and abandons the war. Surprisingly, he escapes unscathed and later learns that his regiment had ended the battle victoriously. Although traits of realism are very evident ....
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