PG 176-213

On these pages, Henry finally gives in to his fear of being hated by his comrades, and slowly walks to the sound of gunfire. A voice comes in, "HALT". Surprised, he realizes his comrade Wilson is standing guard. with a wound on his head, he goes to see corporal to inspect the wounds. He falls asleep with a wet cloth on his wound and a cup of coffee in his hand. When he wakes up, he is startled, for it seems all the men around him are dead, but they are only sleeping. when the horn sounds they all get up and Henry is relieved to see they are okay. Near Wilson's continued care-taking, there are a group of men exchanging harsh words, but contrary to what Henry has seen Wilson act like before, he halts the fight, keeping the peace. Wilson is no longer the loud and proud soldier that he once was.

Pgs 132-175

Henry, still separated from his group, marches towards the sound of wagon wheels and footsteps. By this time, he is hungry and his body is aching, and, worst of all, he has lost his weapon. He "hovers" around the battle the footsteps are travelling towards, trying to determine the victor. If his side looses, he thinks that will rid him of his guilt for the time being, thinking of his powerful perception of the future as prophetic. He doesn't possibly see a way that the blue soldiers can lose, so he tries to come up with a story to cover up his selfishness. He can't think of any excusable answer. He then sees the men he envied earlier be swallowed by a swarm of enemy troops. Henry is frightened and grabs a fleeing man to ask what is going on. He shouts for him to let go, but Henry doesn't, so the frenzied man jabs him in the head with the butt of his rifle. A random friendly stranger then helps Henry out of the battle to find his regiment.

Page 92-131

These few chapters are ones of realization for Henry. Henry walks along a path to find a "column" of soldiers, obviously wounded by battle. We meet the "tattered man", who talks to Henry, but is let down when Henry walks by. Henry, seeing all of these wounds becomes jealous of their "red badge[s] of courage". Henry is, through this admiration, astonished that his friend Jim is among these wounded soldiers. Henry is wrecked when he leads his friend into the fields, only to watch him die. The tattered man is with Henry again, but has become apparently woosy, but there is no chance for him dying by his own will, for he has a family to support.Henry cannot witness a second death, and leaves, though this man's cries for him to stay.

Pgs 49-91
Red Badge of Courage

The self doubt of Henry is the only thing holding him back now as the enemy rushes toward him. The soldiers, who are more experienced than he is, mock him and the fellow "fresh troops". In past chapters, he thought the glorious aspect of being in the military would hold true, but in this first battle of his, in the misty forest, he is torn, for it is not a glamorous as it seems. The wimp inside of him, he fears, will shove him away from battle, though his regiment needs him. The enemy soldiers, after much wait,  attack, Henry, hearing his captain shout orders, realized he's part of a team, and knows that he is not alone. They seemed to have won the battle, but Henry wakes from his slumber after the first victory, to see the enemy advancing once again. Henry feels alone again in the panic of such news, and ends up giving in to his inner wimp, and running away from the battle, something that he will regret and despise for many years, i'm sure.

Post #15 NEW BOOK

Red Badge of Courage
pgs. 1-48

This book is set in the civil war era. when a young boy decides he must join the southern forces. This enlistment, for him, is not for a sense of entitlement or heroism. This boy wants to join because he thinks it would be "cool" so to speak. He tells his mother his decision, though she battles it, and goes to school to be honored by his mates for his "heroism". The next day, he arrives at the camp, and hears exaggerated stories of war from some older veterans. He is pumped for his first battle, but when the gun fires, he runs like a startled kitten. he had much worried of this during the long nights in his base camp, and never thought he could be so wimpy. He now knows, after talking to a the "tall man", that this is not the honorable thing to do, and he must struggle to help his fellow soldiers.

Post #14

Reading Blog

pgs. 653-702

Cooper Feltes

On these pages, Ender wraps up his Q&A session with the doctor. We find out that Marcao had a disease that turns some of the human organs to fat, and eventually kills you, yet is often passed down to your children, for them to suffer from. The doctor screened, earlier, all the children for said disease, but found nothing. This could only mean, but only for Ender to discover, that Marcao is not the father at all, but Libo, Novihna's real lover, was, before he was killed by the piggies, just as his father was. This is probably why Novihna and Marcao had such a rough relationship. Libo, we found out, had earlier taken Miro, one of Novihna's sons, under his wing, along with his own daughter as a Zenador. In the latter scenes of the reading, the reader sees Miro venture out into Piggy territory, while Card describes how Miro and Oaunda, Libo's daughter, found Libo with his heart out of his chest, not unlike the potential punishment for Darnay in A Tale of Two Cities. I think that Oaunda and Miro might have a thing that goes on between them in future readings, much like Libo and Novihna did.

post #13

Cooper Feltes
pg 600-653

On these pages, Ender has a long discussion with Jane about what occurred in Novihna's household that day. He , as he always does to speak for any death, in this case three deaths, comes up with seven questions. These seven questions, he mentions, are the key to uncovering the truth about the death of Marcao, Novihna's husband. he proceeds to Lusitania's medical hospital, where he meets a jubilant doctor. This doctor is known to be a strict catholic, and catholics, at least on Lusitania, do not at all like Speakers. Ender must remind the doctor of his status among the government in order to obtain files covering the death of Marcao. Card goes on about how the catholics have despised the "new religion", but doesn't fully explain why. I think this may have something to do with the end of the story.