Chapter 9

In chapter 9 he is trying to get away from the tattered man so he is going ahead in the line and all of the sudden he sees a man that looks like he is already dead. a lot of soldiers are asking him if he wants help but he says no to all of them. Then something happens and he turns in the direction of henry and he realizes that it is jim cocklin. So then they talk a little bit and jim says that if a artillery regiment brings its carts down the road that he wants henry to get him out of the way. so he agrees and then the tattered man shows up and says that there is carts coming down the raod and jim starts running around. Something overtakes him that none of them can explain. They try and talk to him to get him out of the way but he will not move. then finally they do get him to move and he takes off toward a brush pile. at this point the tattered man and henry just watch him. He starts fighting for air and then eventually falls down and ultimatly dies. This upsets henry very much and he starts screaming. In either this chapter or the last one it talks about what the red badge of courage is and it is when someone is wounded during battle. And the red simbolizes the blood and the badge of courage is the wound itself.