Religion in Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane was born in 1871 and died in 1900. He was the author of famous works such as the short story "The Open Boat", and novels such as Maggie: Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage. The Red Badge of Courage is a Civil War novel about a young man, Henry Fleming, and his journey toward adulthood. Stephen Crane uses vivid religious imagery, to express the central theme, of the novel, spiritual growth.
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