The authors use of red makes the novel The Red Badge of Courage come alive and makes it more dangerous. Puts the reader on high alert, “War, the red animal, war, the blood-swollen god, would have bloated fill.” (105) The way the author gives this vivid view of war is incredible as by symbolizing it as a god. As if that war was a living thing and fed off of hatred and death. Peace and quiet, Stephen Crane finds a way with all this violence, war, and death to have nature in harmony. “It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.” (56) With all this bloodshed, Nature goes on as if its not even happening. Because the beauty of nature is that, it goes on timeless and ageless. Henry’s