Summary Tracking the theme of speech/silence in Barker's 'Regeneration'
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Regeneration
Looks at the theme of speech and silence throughout the novel- key quotes, plot points, characters involved, relevance etc.
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The theme of Regeneration in Pat Barker's 'Regeneration'
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Speech or the inability of speech are fundamental to the Sassoon’s protest against the war:
‘Rivers shared th
direction of Barker’s novel and how her characters develop ‘I BELIEVE THE WAR IS BEING DELIBERATELY
under Rivers’ supervision. PROLONGED BY THOSE WHO HAVE THE POWER TO shared too the co
Silencing becomes central to Rivers’ awakening as the plot END IT’ in spite of everyt
reaches closure for it becomes the ultimate seed of doubt The fact that Sassoon is sent to Rivers undermines his go on’- Anderson
for whether he is doing the right thing for these men. entire protest (an act of silencing). By suggesting he is The conflict in so
not in his right mind, the government continue to whether this war
‘Better mad than a pacifist’: echoes the
conceal the true nature of war acceptable. (by a
attitude of society. To be mad is awful in
‘I was influenced by my own experience on the front’ these men’s lives
itself but to add to that by suggesting
‘The evolution of a point of view’
pacifism is another level. PRIOR= along with Callan, is th
Rivers’ dream (Chapter 22): ‘His character we come across mak
‘He felt pursued… Yealland and his patient, opposition (the mutism seems to become
to the war
walking up and down inside his head’ society’s restraints on men)
had not ‘conflict between wanting to sa
‘a horse’s bit’- suffocation and soldiers Speech and changed’
becoming tools knowing that is you do say it, th
silence will be disastrous’
‘He and Yealland were both in the business of
‘interesting that you were mute
controlling people’ one of the very few people in t
‘he silenced his patients’ doesn’t stammer’
Prior remaining silent on his wa
The silencing of homosexuality: c.19 ‘Sassoon Dr. Yealland’s practise:
around Sarah so she doesn’t be
patted him on the soldier, and was gone. Nothing • First person Rivers is met with is a deformed and
them ‘He needed her ignorance
else, not even ‘goodbye’’ silent patient ‘his expression was both sombre
‘The blank walls. The silences. T
‘CURED’ and malevolent’ as if casting judgement on all of
society who let him become the way he is Rivers’ silences
Owen and Sassoon’s poetry • Callan: ‘inheritors were dying… w
‘it’s not much goof at the moment’ ‘lighted cigarettes to the tongue’ women of all ages gathere
“you did tell me to sweat my guts out” ‘you must speak, but I shall not listen to anything sang hymns’- Rivers’ prote
you have to say’ ‘NOTHING JUSTIFIES THIS.
‘Back to the sausage machine’ ‘proper voice’ NOTHING NOTHING’
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