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When starts, Henry Fleming is introduced,he has signed up for the army against his mother's wishes, he so far he has done nothing but sit around the camp. Henry begins to worry whether he will be able to fight bravely, or whether he'll run away ....

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.... he was saving himself. Soon after realizes that the line stayed. Now he is upset at the other soldiers for making him look like a scared little girl when he thought that he was right. Feeling awful, Henry walks into the woods. Soon Henry confronts a horrible sight- a dead man decaying, and his face is covered with ants. He stares at the dead soldier, realizing that this is—the real law of nature. When he leaves the woods, he walks along with some wounded men. He envies them and wishes that he had a wound, a red badge of courage. One of the men, he realizes, is Jim Conklin,is dy ....