Read the excerpt from The Red Badge of Courage. In
this excerpt, Henry Fleming has deserted his regiment
after the battle.
He had fled, he told himself, because annihilation
approached. He had done a good part in saving
himself, who was a little piece of the army. He had
considered the time, he said, to be one in which it was
the duty of every little piece to rescue itself if possible.
Later the officers could fit the little pieces together
again, and make the battle front. If none of the little
pieces were wise enough to save themselves from the
flurry of death at such a time, why, then, where would
be the army? It was plain that he had proceeded
according to very correct and commendable rules. His
actions had been sagacious things. They had been full
of strategy. They were the work of a master's legs.
Which sentence best describes Henry's perspective in
this excerpt?
He feels guilty for breaking the rules.
He believes he has made the right decision by
running.
He is unsure of what to do next.
He believes he should lead the regiment.