"The youth achieved one little thought in the midst of this chaos. The composite monster which had caused the other troops to flee had not then appeared. He resolved to get a view of it, and then, he thought, he might very likely run better than the best of them" (Crane 33).
"He yelled then with fright and swung about. For a moment, in the great clamor, he was like a proverbial chicken. He lost the direction of safety. Destruction threatened him from all points.
Directly he began to speed toward the rear in great leaps. His rifle and cap were gone. His unbuttoned coat bulged in the wind. The flap of his cartridge box bobbed wildly, and his canteen, by its slender cord, swung out behind. On his face was all the horror of those things which he imagined" (Crane 44).
"He yelled then with fright and swung about. For a moment, in the great clamor, he was like a proverbial chicken. He lost the direction of safety. Destruction threatened him from all points.
Directly he began to speed toward the rear in great leaps. His rifle and cap were gone. His unbuttoned coat bulged in the wind. The flap of his cartridge box bobbed wildly, and his canteen, by its slender cord, swung out behind. On his face was all the horror of those things which he imagined" (Crane 44).
Severe intimidation
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- begins to doubt inner courage
- questions comrades about running from battle
- over-confidence shattered when he runs from combat
- only thinks about saving himself
- abandons comrades and provides no relieving support
- lets fears get better of him
- regiment becomes weaker as a result of Henry fleeing
- no longer wishes to become hero
- wishes to make it out of war alive
- realizes glory may come at a price he is not willing to pay
- still very self-centered (does not consider how actions affects rest of regiment)
- emotions towards war completely altered
- desires no involvement in war anymore
- questions comrades about running from battle
- over-confidence shattered when he runs from combat
- only thinks about saving himself
- abandons comrades and provides no relieving support
- lets fears get better of him
- regiment becomes weaker as a result of Henry fleeing
- no longer wishes to become hero
- wishes to make it out of war alive
- realizes glory may come at a price he is not willing to pay
- still very self-centered (does not consider how actions affects rest of regiment)
- emotions towards war completely altered
- desires no involvement in war anymore
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