War context- Life Class Flashcards
How many strikes were there in the 7 months of 1914 before the war?
937
What percentage of the community attended church before the war?
10%
Society becoming more secular and political than religious.
When was the triple entente formed?
What does this show?
1907
Moving away from policy of isolationism.
How many working day were lost to strikes in the General Unrest?
70
Which moral issues became relevant?
- Feminism
- Right to Retirement
- Health insurance
What historical person is Elinor based on?
Dora Carrington
An artist that defied social norms through her bohemian style.
What historical person is Kit Neville based on?
Christopher Nevinson.
An art student, who served with medical corps and later became known for his war paintings.
What historical person is Paul Tarrant based on?
Not.
Full-blown fictional creation of a sort of Everyman, like Billy Prior in ‘Regeneration’ novels.
What is an Everyman?
Representative of the many Englishmen of his generation who found their lives and expectations turned down by the Great War.
What is Pat Barker’s famous trilogy?
Regeneration trilogy:
‘Regeneration’
‘The Eye in the Door’
‘The Ghost Road’
What is the Regeneration trilogy representative of?
An improvisation on the lives of poets Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and Robert Graves.
