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“Later, I was able to say that they were both psychologically rather than literally true, and that psychological truth was really as important to in its own way as historical verification; but while I was a younger soldier I had no vocabulary for such argument, though I sensed the truth of it.” Pg.67 Comparing the New Testament and Arabian Nights (books Dunstan had with him at war Overall meaning and concepts are more important than the actual biblical.historical meaning and facts “…moon beneath her feet” pg. 67 referring to Crowned woman with the great red dragon “I drew heavily on the reperatoire of Milo Papple and was astonished to find myself a great hit” pg.68 Dunstan stoops down to Milo’s level my doing what he did (telling dirty jokes about the officers and chaplains at the army)…persona “I cannot remember a time when I did not take it as understood that everybody has at least two, if not twenty-two, sided to him” pg.68 persona…Dunstan sees several sides of people (maybe also himself) “…my success in hiding fear was enough to get me reputation for having a cool head; so a sergeant I became” pg.69 Dunstan about himself…persona…hiding himself “But I think my most surprising achievement was becoming Charlie” pg.69 Charlie was given to him after he joked around like Milo and imitated Charlie Chaplin (an actor) “I am not proud of it now and I did not glory in it then. War puts men in situations where these things happen” pg.71 Dunstan talks about when he shot the 3 Germans at a ‘point-blank range’ at the German machine-gun nest “I wanted to quit, I had no more heart for the game” pg.72 Dunstan speaks after he was wounded “For three years I had kept my nerve by stifling my intelligence, but now I let the intelligence rip and the nerve dissolve” pg.73 “Mrs.
Approximate Word count = 1163
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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