It is clear that the acquisition and demonstration of valor are the essential topics of the novel. They are always Henry's greatest goals and fears. From the beginning, Henry has exceptionally sentimental thoughts about courage and war. He accepts that he will recover a legend or that he will return nothing. Her passing away at this time is an insignificant decision for him. He has no idea what is actually included in fighting. He's never even seen a dead body. In the novel, Crane alludes to Henry as "the young soldier" and "the young man". Both the best and most noticeably negative qualities of Henry's childhood mark him. Unlike the veteran fighters he meets during his first fight, Henry isn't bored. He accepts, however naively, conventional models of valor and respect, and romanticizes the image of death in combat by evoking the Greek convention of a dead warrior being placed on his shield. On the other hand, in light of the fact that he is young, Henry has yet to meet enough to test these reflections. Therefore, his most enthusiastic feelings center around little else other than dreams, making him appear vain and selfish. Henry's goals behind the need to achieve splendor in combat are far from honorable. The philosophical underpinnings of war do not spur him on; no, one or the other experiences a deep and particular feeling of good and evil. Rather, Henry craves notoriety. He trusts that a great execution on the front lines will deify him as a legend among men who, in light of the formative impacts of religion and education, rarely separate themselves so drastically. Incidentally, after fleeing the brawl, Henry feels little guilt for conjuring up his particular... middle of paper... who doesn't cheat his way to the respect he so urgently yearns for when the novel opens ; rather, he wins it. This denotes a gigantic development in Henry's character. He understands how to view his mistakes, for example, his previous retreat, without protectionism or bravado, and gives up the confidence of stormy gallantry for a calmer, but all the more fulfilling, understanding of what he intends to take care of. business. In the long run, Henry becomes further courageous, and by the end of the novel, he has become a more developed and prepared man who has faced some of the most negative situations. While Henry successfully exits the fight, his thoughts of valor are currently more unpredictable and sensible. He realizes that all men have equivalent reserves of audacity and defeatism, and an equivalent decision about when and how to use them.