As Paul was finishing one of his paintings, I was finishing the book. As the novel draws to a close the last development of the character unfold. The war has done many things for Paul both good and bad, he has returned to his distant self, but he has started a new chapter in his art life. He has finished two works of “war art” and ahs become a completely different person. Elinor character comparably is the same as in the beginning. She is stubborn and continues to refuse the idea of war: “ This war destroys so much” (283). The idea that war destroys so much only brings up the steady theme that war effects people in different ways. For Paul, it drove him away from the familiar world and it took Elinor away from the world.
Life Class a Pat Barker novel written to show the different classes in life. For Paul there was painting and the War, those were his major and minor. Elinor Brookes majored in only art, seeing as she was constantly painting throughout the book. Neville favorite class was human anatomy and Richard Lewis minored as a medical operator. Each character majored and minored in their own specific classes during their life i.e. Life Class.
5 comments:
Hey! The way you analyzed your outside reading book was great and really caught my attention, but I was a little confused as you just jumped right into everything. Try providing just the smallest piece of backgroud information to explain more about whats going on in your book before you really get into talking about events and characters. Otherwise excellent work!
You did a great job of analying this book throughout the quarter and did a great job of putting it in your own words. I agree with Jessie that background knowledge is a necessity in these posts though. Very nice work, and you seemed to really understand the book but to also ejoy reading it. Great Work!
I like the analysis of your characters. You did a good job explaining what drove them to change and why they are still the same. Good job!
I liked how you showed how the characters developed through the novel. Paul seemed inspired by the war, but Elinor stayed true to herself and was against the war. You did a great job reading/analyzing the book and it's characters!
You gave good descriptions on how the war affected the characters, but you'd be hard pressed to explain how the war affected Paul in a positive way. Sure, he was inspired to paint, but I wouldn't exactly call the need to release your disturbed emotions through painting a "good" thing.
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