Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Author of 'My Boy Jack'
Author of 'My Boy Jack'
David Haig
Jack's physical limitation
Jack's physical limitation
Poor eyesight
Rudyard's 'dig out' metaphor suggests
Rudyard's 'dig out' metaphor suggests
Jack must excavate hidden strength
Military service as 'performance' means
Military service as 'performance' means
Theatre of masculinity, not authentic choice
Jack's main fear (not death)
Jack's main fear (not death)
Disappointing others
Jack's metaphor for home life
Jack's metaphor for home life
Suffocating
Real reason Jack enlisted (per Elsie)
Real reason Jack enlisted (per Elsie)
Escape from family pressure
Jack's precise age at death
Jack's precise age at death
18 years and 6 weeks
What Carrie denies about Jack's death
What Carrie denies about Jack's death
Any glory
False choice Kipling created
False choice Kipling created
Death in battle vs social death at home