Discussion Questions
1. Where does the story seem to be taking
place? What is missing from the description of place?
2. What is the sequence of weapons throughout
the story? What does it imply about arms races?
3. Why does Melford's laughter have the
effect it does on the other soldiers?
4. How many direct or indirect references
to women are there in the story? Is this a story about masculine identity?
5. How many aspects of this war could be
extrapolated from current trends? What aspects could not? |
