Themes (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Willie Dunne's religion & regiment
Willie Dunne's religion & regiment
Irish Protestant in British Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Year of Easter Rising in novel
Year of Easter Rising in novel
1916
Quote describing Willie's premature ageing
Quote describing Willie's premature ageing
'A boy and an old man all at once'
Christy Moran's role for Willie
Christy Moran's role for Willie
Sergeant who becomes a father figure
Who is Gretta to Willie?
Who is Gretta to Willie?
His sweetheart
Shell-shock definition
Shell-shock definition
Psychological trauma from prolonged combat (now PTSD)
No-man's-land definition
No-man's-land definition
Deadly ground between opposing trenches
What Father Buckley symbolises
What Father Buckley symbolises
Corrupt/hypocritical authority
Willie's identity crisis result
Willie's identity crisis result
He belongs nowhere - rejected by both British & Irish
What novel questions about loyalty
What novel questions about loyalty
Value of inherited loyalties & unexamined obedience