Remains

Question 1

Rips (important)

Answer 1

Rips through his life… sort of inside out

(Makes a graphic and disturbing image of war, however the ‘sort of’ emphasises that it was a day to day, dull event for his standards)

Question 2

Bloody

Answer 2

His bloody life in my bloody hands

(Conflict makes people make rash decisions, and ‘my’ shows he feels guilty for what he has done)

Question 3

Armed

Answer 3

Probably armed, possibly not

(He is constantly trying to get reassurance his decision was the right one)

Question 4

I’m my head (important)

Answer 4

He’s here in my head when I close my eyes

(The guilt is seeming to drive the soldier completely mad to the point of PTSD)

Question 5

Tosses

Answer 5

“Tosses,” “carted off”

(Use of colloquial; or informal, verbs shows that these events were normal)

Question 6

Drinks, drugs

Answer 6

The drinks and drugs won’t flush him out

(No usual techniques will rid him of the horrific image that is stuck with him)