Remains Flashcards
What is the big idea regarding ‘remains’?
- In the first half it is him recounting his memory of war
- In the second half its him discovering PTSD
What is significant about ‘ One of them legs it up the road’?
It is colloquial language which most of the first half is it makes killing someone seem casual
What is the significance of ‘ every round as it rips through his life’?
The hard ‘r’ sound reflects the violence of the image. It brings his memory more to life through sound
What is the significance of ‘His bloody life in my bloody hands’?
The repetition shows the memory of death keeps returning. His courted memories of war are flooded with guilt for taking a mans life, making us sympathise with him
Where does the Volta occur?
‘End of story except not really’
What is the context of ‘Remains’?
Its a biased true story, for the perspective of a British soldier during the Iraq war
What could you compare it to?
War photographer - Explores internal conflict however they shoot with cameras rather than guns
