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Stephan Crane's most rewarded and best written novel was called //The Red Badge of Courage.// The book was published in 1895. Crane's book wasn't very appreciated in the United States. It had an abundance of success in England. Becuase the English enjoyed this book so much, American readers began to take note and check the novel out for themselves. And of course, they also fell in love with the beautiful writing style of Stephan Crane.

In this book Crane demonstrates his opinions and view of the war. His views also got him jobs at newpapers and helped him create other literature concerning this topic. What was weird to readers and scholars alike is that Crane had these very strong opinions on the battle and did not fight or experience one battle. But, because he was such a good writer and was passionate about this subject, he was able to influence others with his extodinary thoughts. The //Red Badge of Courage// had vivid and powerful descriptions of the battle. This book had a very large influence on twentieth-century American fictional writing. 1204154195

Reading Mia's post on the //Red Badge of Courage//, a particular statement she made stood out to me. Stephen Crane wrote about the war, and his opinions on the war and on fighting in itself. However, he had never experienced the hurt and the agony these innocent soldiers had felt actually being **involved** in the war. Stephen Crane wrote with such drive and ambition to get his message across to readers of all kinds. This story, as Mia stated became the building block of Crane's later work. In this story, as I said, he stated his own thoughts; and in his other work after publishing this book in 1895, he had the knowledge and the ability to write about other concerns and issues he had relating to the topic of the Civil War. 1204258806

I read the book The Red Badge of Courage in 8th grade. In that book Stephen Crane writes about his views of war. His views on war made him a living which got him a job and put food on the table. Even though Crane didn’t fight in the war he still expressed his opinions of what he thought about it. Writing can get you places in the world and if you are good you can make a decent living off of it like Crane did. He was such a good writer that we still now read things that he wrote decades ago. The Red Badge of Courage was a great book I enjoyed reading it and learning about our past. It sets the scene perfectly just like we were standing right there. 1205208703

I never really read this book, but I think someone should not write about something they have not expierenced. If he has never been to war than he should never talk about how a soldier feels when he fights a battle in a war. I think that it is ok to voice opinions on whether we should go to war or not, but he should not talk about how hard it is for a soldier to fight. I am sure he was a good writer and maybe I'll take a look at it if I ever see it on a book shelf, but I still think you shouldn't write about something you have not expierenced first hand. 1205281422

I also never read this book, but I agree with dte that someone should not write about something they have not experienced. If Stephen Foster has not been at war than he should not be writing books about how soldiers feel when he fights a skirmish in a war. On the other hand I do think that it is alright to voice your opinions on whether we should be at war or not, but he really should not be writing about how challenging it is for a soldier to fight. Obviously Stephen Crane is a good writer and maybe I'll pick up his book one day and read it if I ever see it in my neighborhood library, but I still that if you going to write about something like war and soldier’s life you should have experienced personally. 1205362251

I dont agree with you AAR you dont need to expeirence anything. Mark Twain didnt expeirence slaverly but he still wrote about it didnt he? I read this book going into 8th grade. I remeber it being a really challenging book. I remeber relating it to a book called no mands land. Agreed Jimmy Crane wrote with such passion such description that I could immagine this book as a movie in my head. Crane has such a neat and difffernt look at the Civil War than anyone else becuase he really brings you into the war and really makes you invsion it in your head and he tries to make you understand the pain the suffering the joy and all the other emotions that the solidiers went through. Like Mia said Crane was renowned all over becuase England was fascinated with the news around the world just like the US was. It was always intersting to read something so in detial that is seems like you were almost part of this war. Stephen Crane makes you live in the characters becuase of the detail and everything he put in there. 1205378751Ale2

The Red Badge of Courage was considered Stephen Crane's greatest accomplishments. It was ranked among the foremost literary achievements of the modern era. When its publication was announced in //Publisher's Weekly// on 5 October 1895, Crane was largely unknown. In the beginning, Crane was not very popular, and he got very little credit from publishers or the fans. But, thankfully, after the publication of The Red Badge, he becames an overnight celebrity. I feel the admiration for the emotional power of Crane's work. But I think I am one of the few who recognize the boldness and originality of Crane's technique. The Red Badge impels the feeling that the actual truth about a battle has never been guessed before. Its almost like in his writing hinders sneakiness and astonishement. Like he is hiding something. Stephan Crane, I think, Is just another metecor writer. Im not going to sit here and argee with every single poem or story we read. To be honest, I really like everything we read EXCEPT for Cranes work. 1205469517

I think the Red Badge of Courage was really meant to show trajic the war was, and how it was mostly very young men who died. Stephen Crane did a wonderful job writing it, and it turned out to be his most famous work of literature. It doesn't matter if Crane experienced the war first-hand or not; he understood the feelings of the fighters and those at home felt. He wrote about those feelings, and it was very effective. That is all that matters today. 1205469919