Question

Which line from The Red Badge of Courage most clearly supports the theme of courage as henry would define it at the end of the novel?

A. "And there were iron jaws of tradition and law on four sides. I was in a moving box."

B. "His busy mind has drawn for him large pictures extravagant in color, lurid with breathless deeds"

C. "Frequently over this tumult could be heard the grim jokes... But the retreating men apparently were not even conscious of the presence of the audience."

D. "If so be times come when yeh to be kilt or do a mean thing... don't think of anything "cept what's right"."

Answer 1

(B) "His busy mind has drawn for him large pictures extravagant in color, lurid with breathless deeds "

This line from The Red Badge of Courage most clearly supports the theme of courage as henry would define it at the end of the novel.

Step-by-step explanation:

‘The Red Badge of Courage’ by “Stephen Crane” is a story about a teenager, ‘Henry Fleming’, who grows to an adult during the Civil War. He has grown up reading novels about Civil war, so his mind and emotions are always like that of a soldier's. He thinks about heroism and courage shown by the soldiers in the war.

So, the pictures that is referred in the given option B, refers to his vision and images of courage and glory of a soldier. Henry joins the “Union Army” as he is smitten with glory, courage and battle.