Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What does Sassoon's opening declaration statement emphasise about his position?
What does Sassoon's opening declaration statement emphasise about his position?
He represents ordinary soldiers
How does the novel present the uniform as a symbol?
How does the novel present the uniform as a symbol?
As a binding contract you can't break
What realisation do the hands in chalk represent for Sassoon?
What realisation do the hands in chalk represent for Sassoon?
Death erases nationality
How does the novel explore emasculation?
How does the novel explore emasculation?
Both literal wounds and loss of agency
What does the novel's title 'Regeneration' refer to?
What does the novel's title 'Regeneration' refer to?
Nerve regeneration after injury
What is Rivers' contradiction in treating patients?
What is Rivers' contradiction in treating patients?
They acknowledge fears but must return
According to Rivers, what causes mutism?
According to Rivers, what causes mutism?
Conflict between speech & consequences
How does Rivers describe psychological breakdown?
How does Rivers describe psychological breakdown?
Erosion, not a single event
What irony about war and gender does the novel present?
What irony about war and gender does the novel present?
War delivered passivity not activity
What does Owen's Antaeus metaphor represent?
What does Owen's Antaeus metaphor represent?
Patients ungrounded, need reconnection