Beware Of The Dog By Roald Dahl

Oh what big effect a little WW2 Nurse could have. In the short story, “Beware of the Dog” by Roald Dahl there stands a world war two nurse. This wonderfully written literary work is a war fiction and adventure. In this short story this un-named nurse is taking care of a fallen British soldier during world war two, little did this British patient know he was in France at the time, for The Nurse´s purpose was to keep Peter Williamson (the fallen soldier) persuaded that he was in British territory while he was actually in France, when it was being occupied by the Germans. By identifying her direct characterization, indirect characterization, type and function, and moral constitution, it will soon become clear this character’s big effect and willingness to help her country in its inevitable battle.
As for before this incident, there is no direct background information said about The Nurse, but from textual evidence in the story one can infer that this Nurse has most definitely been in this position before. “You’re a lucky fellow. You landed in a wood near the beach, you’re in Brighton”. (4) This quote is fairly short, but one would think it means a great deal. This is where The Nurse tells the patient “where he is”, this is where the whole story sets off because the patient is told by The Nurse he is in Germany, when he is truly in France. This proves my thesis by explaining how valuable this character is to this incredible short