Read the following description from The Red Badge of Courage.
“The corpse was dressed in a uniform that had once been blue. . . Over the gray skin of the face ran little ants. One was trundling some sort of bundle along the upper lip.”
This description best supports which of the following central ideas?
(1 point)
Responses
honor and reputation
honor and reputation
the definition of courage
the definition of courage
growing from a boy into a man
growing from a boy into a man
the insignificance of man in nature
the insignificance of man in nature
Mebbe, it wa’t’d all his fault—not all together. He did the best he knowed” is an example of which of the following?
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Responses
dialect
dialect
alliteration
alliteration
conflict
conflict
setting
dialect
The description of the five dead soldiers lying forgotten in a field of sunlight best supports which of the following themes in The Red Badge of Courage?
(1 point)
Responses
honor and reputation
honor and reputation
the definition of courage
the definition of courage
growing from a boy into a man
growing from a boy into a man
the insignificance of man in nature
the insignificance of man in nature
Read the following description from The Red Badge of Courage.
“‘If so be a time comes when yeh have to be kilt or do a mean thing, why, Henry, don’t think of anything ‘cept what’s right, because there’s man a woman has to bear up against sech things these times, and the Lord ‘ll take keer of us all.’”
Henry’s mother’s description of courage and honor is most clearly personified in the character of
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Responses
Simpson.
Simpson.
Jim Conklin.
Jim Conklin.
the colonel.
the colonel.
the loud soldier.
Jim Conklin
Choose one question to answer.
Choose two characters from The Red Badge of Courage and explain how the author created them. Share at least three elements of characterization and give examples of each for your chosen characters. Next, compare and contrast the two characters. Do you think the characters represent something larger?
In your answer you should do the following:
fully describe two characters with three elements of characterization for each; and
compare and contrast the two characters and indicate what each character could represent.
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One possible theme of The Red Badge of Courage could be that maturity is reached by experience. Do you think that Henry has reached maturity by the end of the book? Name three major events that contribute to Henry’s growth. Support your opinion about Henry’s maturity with two examples.
Your answer should contain the following:
full explanation of this theme and supporting examples from the text;
three major events that contribute to Henry’s growth; and
your reasoned opinion with two examples on whether or not Henry has reached maturity.
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(16 points)
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One possible theme of The Red Badge of Courage could be that maturity is reached by experience. Do you think that Henry has reached maturity by the end of the book? Name three major events that contribute to Henry’s growth. Support your opinion about Henry’s maturity with two examples.
Your answer should contain the following:
full explanation of this theme and supporting examples from the text;
three major events that contribute to Henry’s growth; and
your reasoned opinion with two examples on whether or not Henry has reached maturity.
(16 points)