Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Irony in Graves's memoir
Irony in Graves's memoir
Contrast between expectation and reality
Grotesque imagery purpose
Grotesque imagery purpose
Destroy romanticised views of war
PTSD symptoms Graves describes
PTSD symptoms Graves describes
Shells on bed, dead friends appearing, can't use phone/train
Generational betrayal meaning
Generational betrayal meaning
Older men sacrificing young soldiers for own interests
Lost Generation definition
Lost Generation definition
WWI survivors psychologically displaced, unable to reintegrate
Why Graves wrote memoir
Why Graves wrote memoir
For cathartic release and forgetfulness
Dramatic irony in class quote
Dramatic irony in class quote
Officers deny war 'socially' while men die around them
Gallows humour meaning
Gallows humour meaning
Joking about death/tragedy as coping mechanism
Existential doubt in text
Existential doubt in text
Questioning life's meaning and fundamental human purpose
Symbolic rebirth via death notice
Symbolic rebirth via death notice
Old Graves 'died' in war; new disillusioned version emerged