Read the following excerpt from the first chapter of Stephen Crane's Red Badge of Courage: He had burned several times to enlist. Tales of great movements shook the land. They might not be distinctly Homeric, but there seemed to be much glory in them.He had read of marches sieges, conflicts, and he had longed to see it all. His busy mind had drawn for him large pictures extravagant in color, lurid with breathless deeds. But his mother had discouraged him.She had affected to look with some contempt upon the que Micy of his war ardor and patriotism. She could calmly seat herself and with no apparent difficulty give him many hundreds of rea he has of vastly more importance on the farm than on the field of battle.

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Read the following excerpt from the first chapter of Stephen Crane's Red Badge of Courage: He had burned several times to enlist. Tales of great movements shook the land. They might not be distinctly Homeric, but there seemed to be much glory in them.He had read of marches sieges, conflicts, and he had longed to see it all. His busy mind had drawn for him large pictures extravagant in color, lurid with breathless deeds. But his mother had discouraged him.She had affected to look with some contempt upon the que Micy of his war ardor and patriotism. She could calmly seat herself and with no apparent difficulty give him many hundreds of rea he has of vastly more importance on the farm than on the field of battle.

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The excerpt from the first chapter of Stephen Crane's "Red Badge of Courage" describes the main character's desire to enlist in the army and his fascination with the stories of war and glory. However, his mother discourages him, emphasizing the importance of his role on the farm rather than on the battlefield. This sets up a conflict within the protagonist, as he grapples with his desire for adventure and the expectations placed upon him by his family.

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