RALEIGH - key quotes

RALEIGH - key quotes

1. 'I'm awfully proud to think he's my friend' (RALEIGH'S LETTER p49)

   • Hero-worships Stanhope, despite his faults
   • Content of Raleigh's letter home

2. 'I - I can't go home for - for a knock in the back' (RALEIGH p94)

   • Bravery and 'masculinity'
   • Doesn't quite believe the severity of his injury

3. 'It seemed so frightfully quiet and uncanny' (RALEIGH p40)

   • Surprised at conditions showing propaganda towards British people
   • After his first watch
   • Lack of realisation about life on the front line

4. 'I'm awfully sorry, Dennis. I - I didn't understand' (RALEIGH p86)

   • Raleigh once Osborne has died and Stanhope drank champagne
   • Shows naivety towards Stanhope's coping mechanisms
   • Lack of understanding

5. 'I say - it's most frightfully exciting!' (RALEIGH p64)

   • Naivety towards dangers of the raid
   • Excited at really experiencing danger