Read the excerpt from The Red Badge of Courage. In this excerpt, Henry Fleming is reflecting on the marching he has done and is thinking about the pending battle.

The youth had been taught that a man became another thing in battle. He saw his salvation in such a change. Hence this waiting was an ordeal to him. He was in a fever of impatience. He considered that there was denoted a lack of purpose on the part of the generals. He began to complain to the tall soldier. "I can’t stand this much longer,” he cried. "I don’t see what good it does to make us wear out our legs for nothin’.” He wished to return to camp, knowing that this affair was a blue demonstration; or else to go into a battle and discover that he had been a fool in his doubts, and was, in truth, a man of traditional courage. The strain of present circumstances he felt to be intolerable.

Which statement best describes Henry’s perspective in this excerpt?

He feels unprepared to fight.
He is worried that he is too tired to fight.
He is frustrated with the lack of action.
He feels afraid and wants to quit.

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Read the excerpt from The Red Badge of Courage. In this excerpt, Henry Fleming is reflecting on the marching he has done and is thinking about the pending battle.

The youth had been taught that a man became another thing in battle. He saw his salvation in such a change. Hence this waiting was an ordeal to him. He was in a fever of impatience. He considered that there was denoted a lack of purpose on the part of the generals. He began to complain to the tall soldier. "I can’t stand this much longer,” he cried. "I don’t see what good it does to make us wear out our legs for nothin’.” He wished to return to camp, knowing that this affair was a blue demonstration; or else to go into a battle and discover that he had been a fool in his doubts, and was, in truth, a man of traditional courage. The strain of present circumstances he felt to be intolerable.

Which statement best describes Henry’s perspective in this excerpt?

He feels unprepared to fight.
He is worried that he is too tired to fight.
He is frustrated with the lack of action.
He feels afraid and wants to quit.

Badgirllaylith · Answer

do uk the answer

cgunter55 · Answer

I believe the answer is "he feels afraid and wants to quit"

Badgirllaylith · Answer

i got this one too
 Read the excerpt from The Red Badge of Courage. In this excerpt, Henry Fleming is reflecting on his mother’s reaction to the news that he enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Still, she had disappointed him by saying nothing whatever about returning with his shield or on it. He had privately primed himself for a beautiful scene. He had prepared certain sentences which he thought could be used with touching effect. But her words destroyed his plans. She had doggedly peeled potatoes and addressed him as follows: "You watch out, Henry, an’ take good care of yerself in this here fighting business—you watch, an’ take good care of yerself. Don’t go a-thinkin’ you can lick the hull rebel army at the start, because yeh can’t. Yer jest one little feller amongst a hull lot of others, and yeh’ve got to keep quiet an’ do what they tell yeh. I know how you are, Henry.”

Based on this excerpt, what is Henry’s mother most likely to believe about Henry?

He already has excellent fighting skills.
He has a history of disobeying authority.
He is a suitable candidate to go to war.
He will suffer from homesickness.