"The Red Badge of Courage" is a novel by American author Stephen Crane. In this novel, we see that Henry struggles with his inner characteristics. He is ashamed for being a coward, and tries to regain a sense of pride and courage. The conflict that surrounds the protagonist's relationship with courage is an example of the man vs. self type of conflict.
The statement which describes a gothic element in the excerpt that reflects a social attitude of Gilman’s time is : the image of the woman trying to escape contributes to the idea that the narrator feels trapped and unable to control her own fate.
