Civil War and War Term Paper

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At first, he flees from battle, convinced that the charge he embarks upon is doomed to failure. He justifies his action by rationalizing that a single man leaving makes little difference to the whole mission.

However, Fleming learns that in fact the army won a victory, and begins to feel guilty. Worse yet, when he returns the men assume that he was wounded in battle, even though he only has an accidental injury. Fleming longs to be wounded, for a red badge of his courage. Eventually, Fleming becomes a capable soldier and leads the charge of his regiment.
He proves worthy of the superficial wound that the other men previously assumed was due to his bravery, even though he was only wounded when he was running away. This is a symbol of how cowardice and fleeing one's fears is the real wound, not the wounds someone gets facing their fears. Thus, although the violence of the novel makes it seem like an anti-war text, it does not endorse refusing to fight when facing a worthy challenge......

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