Stephen Crane is one of America’s most famous writers with his use of imagery. In all of Stephen Crane use a wide variety of imagery throughout all of his works of literature . One of Stephen crane most popular from to use was Animal Imagery. Stephen Crane’s use of imagery to show how we all have animal instincts. Throughout all of Stephen crane works contain Imagery. For example all through the book The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane employs vivid use of Animal Imagery. “He developed the acute exasperation of a pestered animal, a well - meaning cow worried by dogs ” (crane 201). The vivid use Animal Imagery in The Red Badge of Courage leads you to believe most of the battles are in the main characters head. Also Stephen Crane use of imagery makes you lose sight at what is going on talking about from men then changing them to animals within them. “The regiment is sometimes a monster and sometimes a reptile. These images cause the reader to lose sight of the fact that the regiment is really a unit of men” (cliffnotes). Stephen Crane also he uses color imagery to show contrast in things. Constantly use different versions of animal imagery frequently in connection with battle. “To the youth it was an onslaught of reportable dragons “ (crane 230). “The mouthed rumors that had flown like birds out of the unknown” (crane 221). Stephen Crane use of Animal Imagery throughout his works show how we all have animal instincts. “He is tapping into the core of his being that he shares with snakes, pigs, cats, etc “ ("shmoop"). Also Stephen Crane’s style of imagery uses a lot of metaphor and personification. “With the passionate song of the bullets and the banshee shrieks of shells were mingled catcalls and bits of faction advice concurring place of safety” (crane 223). “A shell screaming like a sterm banshee went over the huddled heads of reserves” (crane 222). “The cold passed reluctantly from the earth and the stretched out in the hills, resting.” (crane 201). Putting all this together brings out all details what the characters think of what is happing drawing on is animal instinct of fight or run. This is the basic animalistic trait within all animals on earth. “It makes the point that war turn humans into animals, acting from instinct rather than reason” ("Metaphor analysis novel guide"). Stephen Crane uses his Imagery to bring out the one the most important things within all animals, and animals survival. The Red Badge of Courage was not his only work to do this. Stephen Crane also did this in his poetry. In Stephen Crane’s poem, War is Kind; he also uses a lot of animal imagery through the poem. The first animal imagery of the poem is used in the line, “Affrighted steed ran on alone” (crane 81).This used for the reader to picture a frightened horse. In war, it was uncommon to see horses alone because the rider was killed in the war. Stephen Crane also uses animal imagery when he describes troops dying. Stephen Crane uses, “at his beast, gulped and died” (crane 81). This helps the reader picture thousands on battle field dying. Another story is Maggie. In Maggie a girl of the streets, Stephan can also uses a lot of animal imagery. He does this to de-humanize and emphasize the filthiness of the common people. He also uses animal imagery to show the insignificance of them. He compares the convicts to the worms to show the reader their fifth. .” Over on the island a worn of yellow convicts came from the shadow of a grey ominous building and crawled slowly along the rivers bank” (crane 103). Stephen Crane wanted to show how little the lives of the lowly common people meant to rest of the world. As the story continues, Stephen Crane also uses animal imagery in comparing the common people to bugs. Then again late Stephen Crane compares them to pestering flies