... we are painted a general picture only by Henry's view on war and the impressions that he gets we are not given an details but rather just enough to leave an impression and to understand. 6. Discuss Crane's background including the writing of The Red Badge of Courage. Crane was born into a family of 14 other children and the son of a Methodist preacher. He grew up in New Jersey were he had a pretty ... normal childhood except for the death of his father, 1 sister and one brother. At 17 when to military school. His hobbies were baseball ... about being a soldier and got others opinions. ...

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