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The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane
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historical fiction war fiction past tense third limited POV ~205 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic grim psychological

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count51,220
Page count~205 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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