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Jessica Patton Through out the novel Red Badge Of Courage Stephen Crane shows ways that dynamic characters work. Examples of dynamic characters are the changes shown in Henry Fleming, also known as the youth, and Wilson, also known as the loud soldier and the friend Henry goes through many changes in this book. After he enlists in the war Henry is confident that he will fight. “The regiment was fed and hugged…the youth believed that he must be a hero.”(9) Henry thought he was going to lick the whole rebel army. But after a while the youth had an eerie feeling about the war and the way things are going. He wondered if he would run or stay and fight with his regiment. Later on in the story the youth faces an even bigger challenge. He runs. “He had fled, he told himself, because death approached.”(62) This proves that he was scared and he wanted to save his life. After running from the battle Henry finally receives his “red badge of courage” from one of his own team members. Jessica Patton Through out the novel Red Badge Of Courage Stephen Crane shows ways that dynamic characters work. Examples of dynamic characters are the changes shown in Henry Fleming, also known as the youth, and Wilson, also known as the loud soldier and the friend. Henry goes through many changes in this book. After he enlists in the war Henry is confident that he will fight. “The regiment was fed and hugged…the youth believed that he must be a hero.”(9) Henry thought he was going to lick the whole rebel army. But after a while the youth had an eerie feeling about the war and the way things are going. He wondered if he would run or stay and fight with his regiment. Later on in the story the youth faces an even bigger challenge. He runs. “He had fled, he told himself, because death approached.”(62) This proves that he was scared and he wanted to save his life.