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Stephen Crane's literary technique has long been a matter of great interest, analysis, and speculation. In The Crane takes us into the life of a young man named Henry Fleming, who wants to enlist in the United States Army and fight in the war against the South. B ....

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.... but because Henry has disassociated himself from his mother, he neglects to receive this. This moral support is needed during the hard times of battle, but when Henry looks for this support, he realizes that he's pushed it away, far out of his life, and that it is almost imperceptible. Thus revealing the first isolation in Henry Fleming's life. During war, a soldier's most important support system is his/her regiment. This is a support system that Henry has, then loses throughout this time period in his life. All through the war Henry questions his courage and bravery. He wonders if he will turn and run when death is looking him in the eyes, or ....