A mindmap covering the theme of regeneration in the whole of Pat Barker's novel by the same name
Outlines key quotes for the theme
Possible central arguments
Rivers’ role in To what extent is Burns regenerated? C.15 Dream analysis:
regenerating his ‘tried to judge whether Burns looked better or worse. It was hard Anderson- ‘desperate enoug
patients: to tell.’ considered suicide?’
‘he was to be ‘pink eyed and twitching’ c.22: is Rivers the same as Y
woken at once if ‘jerked his head back, the same movement that had been so silenced his patients’
prior got worse’ common when he first arrived in Craiglockhart’
‘living museums of tics a
‘It’s his duty to go ‘He had missed his chance of being ordinary’
Difference in methods between Ri
back, and it’s my
duty to see he Rivers’ reaction to Willard in Rivers Yeallan
C.20 shows that physical
does’ Continues to worry about Unsympa
regeneration does not Regeneration
Sassoon had ‘let always mean entire
his patients even when out unpatern
himself be IS ANYONE ACTUALLY REGENERATED?? of Craiglockhart ‘God-like
regeneration ‘totally
pacified’ undeserved blaze of glory’ Cares about his patients as Uses grot
‘he no longer individuals not just disturbin
Prior: symptoms ‘Poor all of (behind c
thought of his them.’ to patien
‘THERE’S NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG’ CENTRAL ARGUMENTS
work here as an
‘You’ve no right to say I don’t want to get better’ • Regeneration is synonymous
interruption of his with a change in At odds with his methods Not inter
‘You’ve recovered almost all your memory and you no
‘real’ work’ behaviour/attitudes of
of regeneration- should he patients
longer lose your voice’ be recovering them just to whether
‘he knew the characters send them back to what ‘He’s the
‘If you question it, you’ve failed. If it’s taken away from
extent of his own • Rivers’ own regeneration of caused neuroses in the The othe
you, you’ve failed.’ first place routine’
influence’ character is just as significant
‘… He was back in France, waiting to go out on patrol’ as the regeneration of his
‘He needed her ignorance to hide in’ characters
Sassoon: JOHN MCCRAE- the regeneration of the voice
‘You do realise, don’t you, that it’s my duty… to try to change that’ Scenes between Owen and Sassoon show the
‘She regards you as the Saviour of the Family Name’ recrafting poetry (‘all a poet can do today is w
‘They just look puzzled. They can’t understand why I’m here’/ ‘bitter safety’
Pg.112: ‘the evolution of a point of view’ attem
‘Oh, yes. I’m going back’
inexpressible into words
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