Colonel

Question 1

role

Answer 1

-class and hierarchy is even seen here in the trenches ironic

-he too has to follow people

-he seems insensitive at times-thinking it all like one big game and contrasts with stanhope who is more hero like

-he emphasises the fact soldiers are worms or toys as in Osborne’s kid bc he uses them with very lack of care

Question 2

class and authority

Answer 2

-‘the colonel comes down the steps’ (pg 65) a metaphor for how superior officers saw it beneath them-link to worms-its unnatural for them to be there despite the fact they are using the men

-‘colonel sucks hard at his pipe’ (pg 66)contrasting with stanhope and a cigarette demonstrating gap and hiearchy—>act of it is still bad and damages lungs-war

Question 3

futility

Answer 3

‘turns to the boy with enthusiasm’ (pg 75) enthusiasm made tangible, a noun, represents dead bodies contrasts with the environment