War
- Created by: belinda
- Created on: 29-05-14 12:40
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- War
- Larry's letter is a consequence of war, and makes Joe kill himself so he becomes another causality of war - the war wasn't over characters carried it inside them
- "they were all me sons"
- The comfort Keller displays at the beginning epitomises everything that he has been able to extract from the war
- "Joe Keller is sitting in the sun reading the want ads"
- Kate + Ann provide 2 examples of how people cope with loss, for Kate it shapes her most fundamental convictions for Ann she re-establishes a connection with the past
- "That's why there's a God, so certain things can never happen" "I was waiting for you, Chris"
- Veterans are changed by the war-they're expected to re-enter society but they no longer fit in comfortably with their old lives
- "Don't civilise me"
- Time in the service gave an experience outside prior experiences and ambitions to better themselves - Chris
- "The business doesn't inspire me"
- Frank is marker most by the fact he wasn't in the war - doesn't fit in easily with post-war society where characters partly defined by their role in War
- "with almost obvious envy" "a little apologetically"
- War brought to the fore traits the characters always possessed - Joe's lack of consideration for anyone but family, Ann's strength and Kate's controlling nature
- "Nothin' is bigger (than family)" "I'm not going out of here alone" "Be smart"
- Larry's letter is a consequence of war, and makes Joe kill himself so he becomes another causality of war - the war wasn't over characters carried it inside them
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