The Red Badge of Courage

Red Badge of Courage

Why does henry Fleming enlist in the union army

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Henry "had burned several times to enlist. Tales of great movements shook the land. They might not be distinctly Homeric, but there seemed to be much glory in them. He had read of marches, sieges, conflicts, and he had longed to see it all" (p. 46).

Henry was intrigued by the "glory" of it.

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The Red Badge of Courage