Henry Fleming was just a child when he entered the army. Even though his journey into manhood took a while, he finally got where he was headed . This journey included many people and things, that help Henry along the way. At first Henry’s mother gave him some advice. She told him that there are many men in the army who are bad and that he should stay away from them. She also told him …showed first 75 words of 330 total…

…showed last 75 words of 330 total…of the things that were said to him though out the book would not have sunk into Henry’s brain if he wasn’t trying to think. The way he argued with himself, during the course of the book, was the main way that he grew into a man. He began to question everything he had believed in. In a way, Henry did most of the work to help himself along his journey into manhood.