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The Red Badge of Courage · Character

Taylor

A soldier who is wounded and helped by Henry.

minor

First appearance: xiii

Taylor's tie to the general is one of the pressures that moves The Red Badge of Courage—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The tattered soldier accompanies Henry and Jim, offering grim advice and witnessing Jim's death.
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With the general (professional): Taylor acts as an aide or subordinate to the general, facilitating communication and orders. With Henry Fleming (social): Henry has brief, incidental contact with Taylor, a fellow…

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Character Web

3 connections

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TGthe generalHFHenry FlemingTJTom JamisonTATaylor

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Command and Communication
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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