Character Analysis (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Douglas Kingsley's role in The First Casualty
Douglas Kingsley's role in The First Casualty
Intellectual detective, moral exile, reluctant hero
Douglas Kingsley's reason for not fighting in WWI
Douglas Kingsley's reason for not fighting in WWI
Intellectual conviction, not simple pacifism
Agnes Kingsley's symbolic role
Agnes Kingsley's symbolic role
Psychological warfare on home front, domestic cost of war
Abercrombie's public vs private conflict
Abercrombie's public vs private conflict
Public heroism vs private suffering from war's realities
Why Abercrombie is murdered
Why Abercrombie is murdered
To silence his anti-war poetry/dissent
Kitty Murray's background before nursing
Kitty Murray's background before nursing
Suffragette activist fighting for women's rights
Captain Shannon's moral character
Captain Shannon's moral character
Utterly amoral; believes ends justify any means
Private Hopkins' role in the narrative
Private Hopkins' role in the narrative
Working-class radical, socialist, convenient scapegoat
Sir Mansfield Cumming's historical basis
Sir Mansfield Cumming's historical basis
Real figure who founded Britain's Secret Intelligence Service
Red Sean McAlistair's identity & role
Red Sean McAlistair's identity & role
Irish trade unionist imprisoned for activism