Question

read the excerpt from the red badge of courage. in this excerpt, henry fleming is realizing that he will face battle for the first time. he wishes, without reserve, that he was home again making the endless rounds from the house to the barn, from the barn to the fields, from the fields to the barn, from the barn to the house. he remembered he had so often cursed the brindle cow and her mates, and had sometimes flung milking stools. but, from his present point of view, there was a halo of happiness about each of their heads, and he would have sacrificed all the brass buttons on the continent to have been enabled to return to them. he told himself that he was not formed for a soldier. and he mused seriously upon the radical differences between himself and those men who were dodging implike around the fires. which statement best expresses henry’s perspective in this excerpt? war might not be a glorious endeavor after all. war is more fulfilling than working on the farm. he feels prepared to be successful in battle. he is a better soldier than those around him.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: Henry wishes to be home (doing farm work he once disliked) and feels he's not suited for soldiering, suggesting war isn't as glorious as he might have thought.
• Option 2: The excerpt shows he misses farm life, not that war is more fulfilling.
• Option 3: He says he's "not formed for a soldier" and is nostalgic for home, so he doesn't feel prepared.
• Option 4: He muses on differences but doesn't claim to be a better soldier.

Answer:

A. War might not be a glorious endeavor after all.