Abstract: Henry is standing there and all of a sudden he sees a bunch of soliders fleeing from the woods. They run towards him. They are all asking questions and it seems really hectic. They want to know where to go to be safe. Henry then grabs one guys arm and tries to ask him why they are all retreating. He kind of has a hard time talking. The solider doesn't want to answer Henry's question and tells him to let go. When Henry doesn't, the solider takes his rifle and hits Henry on the head with it. Henry then is disoriented and tries to remain standing while running with the rest of the retreating soliders. Henry then does not feel very good about because of the pain and thinks about his past. He also fights with himself and whether he should sit down or not. Then he hears a cheery voice. The guy with the cheery voice sees that Henry is hurt and helps him walk. He talks quite a bit and asks Henry questions. Henry tells him that he is in the 304th regiment. The cheery voiced solider then helps him find the camp and leaves him there after going through the woods for awhile. After he has left, Henry realizes that he hadn't even seen his face.
Response:The cheery solider really contrasts Henry. Henry feels really sad because he was hurt and then also because he had ran away during the battle. The cheery voiced solider thinks he is helping Henry by bringing him to his camp, but Henry kind of dreads it because he does not want to be made fun of. A lot of colors are also used to describe nature in this chapter like blue and somber sky, purple darkness, and black rage. Henry also has finally got his 'red badge of courage' that he so longed for. It is ironic though because he was not really in battle when he received it, and he got it from someone on his own side. He wasn't even fighting.
Characters: Cheery Voice guy- talks a lot, Henry doesn't see his face.
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