The Red Badge of Courage · Character
Tom Jamison
A soldier mentioned briefly in camp conversations.
minor
Also known as Tom
First appearance: iii
Tom Jamison's tie to Henry Fleming is one of the pressures that moves The Red Badge of Courage—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned by the tattered soldier as a neighbor and friend who alerted him to his wound; the tattered soldier later mistakes Henry for him.
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With Henry Fleming (social): Tom Jamison is a fellow soldier Henry knows peripherally, with no deep personal connection beyond shared regimental life. With the officer (professional): The officer interacts with Tom…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Command and Communication
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional/psychological peak occurs when the youth and his friend feel a "deadened form of distress" at th…
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- Henry Fleming
social · ambivalent
Tom Jamison is a fellow soldier Henry knows peripherally, with no deep personal… How this plays out →
- the officer
professional · ambivalent
- the general
professional · ambivalent
- the general
professional · ambivalent
- the officer
professional · ambivalent
- Henry Fleming
social · ambivalent
Tom Jamison is a fellow soldier Henry knows peripherally, with no deep personal… How this plays out →
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