This essay examines the impressionism exhibited by Stephen Crane in the novel The Red Badge of Courage.

Impressionism in the Red Badge of Courage
The use of impressionism works remarkably well to paint a vivid depiction of war, which is not all fame and honor, as many believe it to be. In The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane focuses in on a soldier named Henry in the Civil War by describing many aspects of his life with Impressionistic ways. The youthfulness of Henry's struggle through the beginning of the war is analyzed in the Impressionistic way that Henry feels his experience. The book describes how Henry, in his youthful ways, really feels the emotions of the war and the experien…