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Robert GravesGoodbye to All That
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 1929A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Compare the ways in which Graves portrays the French and the Germans. How and why is his portrayal the case for English soldiers at-large, and Graves in particular?
What does Graves cite as some of the differences with his experiences between the Royal Welch First and Second Battalions, and the Royal Welsh Regiment? Why might this be?
Why is Graves intent on returning to military service despite his lasting injuries?
How does Siegfried Sassoon feel about the War? How and why do his views change?
Before, during, and after World War I, Graves commits himself to life as a poet. How does Graves’s interest and involvement in poetry affect his writing, both in regard to content and style?
How does Graves feel about the war? How and why do his views change over time?
Describe Graves’s experiences upon returning to England from fighting in France.
To what is Graves saying “good-bye” to in his memoir?
What are some of the challenges faced by Graves and the others in the trenches on the French front?
Graves encounters many absurdities and ineptitudes during his service. What are some of them and how do they affect Graves’s service?
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