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Definition of Setting
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:
The Red Badge of Courage takes place during the American Civil War, the deadliest conflict in American history, which spanned the years 1861-1865. The Civil War broke out when a coalition of southern states attempted to secede from the United States due to, among other issues, intense debates about whether to abolish the institution of slavery. Henry is fighting with the Union Army, representing the northern states and the federal government, against the Confederate Army, representing the seceding southern states. Interestingly, slavery is never mentioned in the novel, which shows how little the moral or political causes behind the war have to do with an ordinary soldier’s experience of battle.
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