Change happens to us all. Some change for the better and some for the worse. In the book The Red Badge of Courage, Henry changes for the better. In the following paragraphs, I will talk more about the changes I have noticed in Henry. From its first weeks of war until its final battle. I'll talk about what pushed Henry through these changes and what made him the man he is in the final pages of the book. After reading this, I hope you get a little insight into the changes Henry made in the book, and I hope that maybe you too will make a change. At the beginning of the story, we are introduced to Henry. Henry is a young man with a romantic perception of the grandeur of war. Against his mother's wishes, he enlisted in the Union Army. After weeks without a fight, Henry quickly discovered things about himself that he didn't know. Ever since Henry entered the army, all he and his fellow soldiers have done is wait and dream of their first battle. But Henry begins to wonder and worry: what if he was afraid in the face of war, will he run and flee when the opportunity to fight finally presents itself? Will he be a coward? Henry starts to worry because it doesn't seem like anyone else is worried about fighting. Henry makes a joke about running away, and the "Big Soldier" simply responds, "I guess I'll fight if everyone does, I'll run if everyone does." » But after a lot of waiting, they end up moving. Although this is what they expected, there is a lot of banter. Henry feels like he's alone, he thinks all his other classmates are either brave or they hide their worries better than him. The troop sets up camp and Henry begins to wish he was still home and not about to go to war. Although in the middle of paper, he is finally faced with his first battle that he fights. like crazy. But when the bullets start flying, he runs like a rabbit as far as he can. But he feels bad about running away. He gets the chance to prove himself when another battle breaks out and this time he pushes himself and his comrades to fight. At the end, we don't see the boy from the beginning of the book, we see a mature man, who has just helped win the war. Henry, however, feels bad about running away. But he feels good about everything else. Henry realizes that, like all men, he has weaknesses and strengths. He just needs to find out what it is. In other words, Henry feels that his war experiences have changed him. He also feels great virility, without confidence but robust and of strong blood. Henry also felt his soul had changed because of his experiences..