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| Plot Summary of Goodbye to All That |
"Robert Graves magnificent autobiography covers his loss of idealism due to exposure to the horrors of the First World War. Details his actions that save his friend Siegfried Sassoon from court martial and his difficulty in putting the war behind him once the fighting stops."
Claire Baldwin, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Goodbye to All That |
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Plot
War/Cloak & Dagger story?
- Led as soldier
War/Spying
Yes
Which war?
- World War I
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
Century:
- 1900-1920's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Writer's slant towards subject:
- somewhat unfavorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 16-Adult
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
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