1.) Choose two characters from The Red Badge of Courage. For each character:
2.) Write a sentence where you explain how Stephen Crane shows the reader who this
character is. You may use the below example as a model for your first sentence, or you may
change it in any way you wish in order to help you express your point:
Example:
in The Red Badge of Courage is shown as a
the reader understands him/her better because
character, and
and
Fill in your own character and adjective. Each blank should be about one element of
characterization. Through elements of characterization, an author can help readers develop
their own understanding of a particular character. Sometimes we call this "character
development.