Character Analysis (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Hilliard's key emotional state
Hilliard's key emotional state
Withdrawn & emotionally numb due to trauma
What Hilliard embodies thematically
What Hilliard embodies thematically
The 'broken generation' of WWI veterans
Barton's key character traits
Barton's key character traits
Warm, outgoing, hopeful & innocent
What Barton symbolically represents
What Barton symbolically represents
Youth, hope, innocence & potential destroyed by war
Constance Hilliard's thematic function
Constance Hilliard's thematic function
Symbolises soldier-civilian divide & experiential gap
Captain Franklin's character
Captain Franklin's character
Unemotional, severe & represents rigid authority
Coulter's fate in the novel
Coulter's fate in the novel
Swift, meaningless death in raid; bravado extinguished
What Harris represents
What Harris represents
Severe shell shock & extreme psychological damage
Hilliard-Barton relationship significance
Hilliard-Barton relationship significance
Novel's emotional & thematic centre
Significance of Barton's death
Significance of Barton's death
Delivers devastating, anti-heroic conclusion about waste