their eyes. This is not a war‚ this is an exploration of how far men can be degraded. -You see their faces and think they will take no more‚ that something in them will say‚ enough‚ no one can do this. -Where the telegrams would be delivered‚ the houses where the blinds would be drawn‚ where low mans would come in the afternoon behind closed doors…to pup up only granite slabs instead of living flesh. -If I am fighting on behalf of anyone‚ it is those who have died. He had thought himself immune
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and the impact on characters in Birdsong‚ Regeneration and selected WWI poetry. The reality of war and the mental and physical impact on the involved characters is an important theme in WWI literature. The texts that will be considered involve Birdsong by Sabastian Faulkes‚ Regeneration by Pat Baker and selected poetry. Specific poems focus on the horrific conditions in the trench and the gruesome action soldiers had to witness; this can be associated with Birdsong which describes the accounts from
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while in Craig Lockhart psychiatric unit for Officers only. Sebastian Faulks wrote Birdsong in 1993 and even though he was not alive during the war he has included the feelings and accuracy of recreating and reflecting on the world of World War One‚ very similar to someone like Wilfred Owen who died in battle. Before Faulks wrote Birdsong he was obsessed with the War‚ collecting memorabilia such as poems. Birdsong will be compared to the Six Poets of the Great War‚ an anthology of poets including
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Compare the ways death and escapism are presented in Journey’s End & Birdsong. To what extent do you agree that Journey’s End portrayal of death is more effective than Birdsong? The early 1920s marked a period of silence in the arts as the problem remained on how to represent the war. The main struggle was getting plays staged because if they were‚ they were often failures‚ as no theatre manager was willing to take a play with a moral or historical purpose. Therefore‚ Sherriff’s Journey’s End‚ first
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What is the significance of the setting described in chapter 1 of ‘Birdsong’? In the first chapter of ‘Birdsong’‚ Faulks uses setting particularly to foreshadow coming events‚ and in some way‚ prepare the reader for the story about to evolve‚ be it the love affair between Stephen and Isabelle‚ or the conflict of world war one. At the beginning of this chapter‚ we are confronted with a sense of normalcy‚ the ‘wagons’‚ ‘tanneries’ and ‘mills’ demonstrate the quiet‚ undisturbed life of those living
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beginning with the words "JACK FIREBRACE LAY forty-five feet underground" .. And ending with the words... "A rising melody under the scratch of a thick gramophone needle...” (Pages 121 to 138 Vintage Edition). (21 marks) Faulks tells the story of Birdsong in the introduction of Part 2 by instantly creating a dramatic effect by changing every key factor from part 1 to Part 2 including which decade it is in and the characters. The first line of Part 2 instantly creates a gripping effect on the reader
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streams have formed along my path. (I have an hour before I need to open my laptop and get to work on my day job; not all poets do whatever they like.) The fuscia flowers of the redbud tree are brilliant against the green of early leafing shrubs. Birdsong is all around me. I note some of the birds--if they are bright enough and close enough to the trail or I recognize their song. A few chipmunks scurry among the leaves on the forest floor. A cardinal lights on a branch nearby‚ a red flash. A robin
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How is the relationship between Stephen and Isabelle started and developed in Part one of Birdsong? Part one of Birdsong begins in France 1910 which involves young Englishman Stephen Wraysford coming to Amiens to learn more about the textile industry and to stay with the Azaire family. This sets the context and is relevant as it is a period of industrial and civil unrest. The novel is written in the third person and Stephen’s presence allows for an outsider’s view of the family with him not stating
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The portrayal of war in WW1 literature demonstrates a transition between glorification and futility. Through a detailed discussion of Birdsong‚ a selection of War Poetry and reference to Journey’s End‚ explore this portrayal. The people of 21st century Britain are very much aware that World War One was a bloodbath in which the lives of an entire generation of young men were wasted. Their sacrifice‚ however only succeeded in forming the foundations for another brutal conflict 20 years later. World
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Faulks explore the character of the central protagonist through the prime relationships in ’Birdsong’? In Birdsong‚ Faulks represents different relationships with Stephen throughout. Many different relationships portray different experiences of love with each character and Stephen. Within my essay I will explain some of the different relationships with Stephen and how Faulks explores them. The form of Birdsong is a novel‚ this helps Faulks describe with detail the relationships with Stephen to give
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