Symbolism in The Red Badge of Courage

The following research paper is focused on Christian symbolism and other such ideas in Stephen Crane's novel, The Red Badge of Courage. The use of themes, imagery, and Impressionism are discussed, as they are present in The Red Badge of Courage. In Stephen Crane's literary marvel, The Red Badge of Courage, it is widely known that there are many areas of religious influence throughout the book. References to the sun as a wafer refer to …

…because he was courageous, but because he was trying to get help from another soldier whom hits him because Henry was bothering him when he is trying to run away. Stephen Crane may not have purposely included several religious indications in his novel, but they are there, as well as several uses of symbolism and imagery. This paper is a summarized collection of the key points as noted by critical authors of the twentieth century.