Soldier's Heart Plagiarized Analysis

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Was the Story Soldier’s Heart Plagiarized? Is the story Soldier’s Heart plagiarized from Red Badge of Courage? The author writes some of his original ideas in the story Soldier’s Heart. The stories Soldier’s Heart and Red Badge of Courage have a lot in common. There are a few contrasts, but a lot of comparisons which makes this suspicious. Contrasts that indicate that the story is not plagiarized include setting, injuries and ages of the main characters. In the story Soldier’s Heart, Charlie is from Minnesota, while in the story Red Badge of Courage, Henry is from Ohio. Next, Charlie is too young to go into the war but he still gets in, while Henry is the correct age. Also, Charlie is shot and does not die, but Henry is hit in the head with