English AATWN charcter points and evidence

Macarther

• Bound by duty and relies on a team-he tells off Lombard for abandoning his men-???

• Overwhelmed by guilt, and therefore results to giving up-tells vera he is relived to die-shell shock and nihilist attitudes

• Powerful, upper class general-used his power to kill his love rival-social class was strictly divided, after WW1 it was lost (page 3)

Emily Brent

• Has absolute morals and is very stubborn about changing those-she was a loose girl with no morals. Disgusting-

• Feckless because she values her respectability so much-her own action, her own sin- represents strict Victorian morality, which leads to her being cruel

• superior in her beliefs and dehumanises those who don’t - sat on the summit of soldier island/fellow creatures, a devil among us-medieval empire image, she sits above everyone

Vera Claythorn

• a fragile prey, who lets fear take over her-she was like a bird-Charles Darwin’s ‘origin of species’ evolutionary regression

• A volunteer who is subconsciously does things for others based on her past profession(empathetic)-she asks Mrs rogers if she needs any help, she takes on the roll and makes breakfast-WW1 women had to take jobs and society still expects women to be the ‘angel of the house’

• intelligence is underestimated-he’s just seeing me as a a specimen-Edith Thompson

Justice Wargrave

• a trustworthy and qualified high class male-procedure ad evidence-just because you are powerful does not mean you are trustworthy/power corrupts people

• patronising and believes justice should be served no matter what-my dear lady, do try and restrain your feelings-’hanging judge’ cruel, evil justice system

• A wary old tortoise who protect himself with his social status-like a wary old tortoise, sat hunched up-Charles Darwin’s ‘origin of species’

Philip Lombard

• A predator to society and extremely selfish-self preservations a mans first duty…-British empire and British peoples confusion over what is considered right/Victorian ideals of duty change during the war

• is proficient in dangerous settings and feels desensitised to violence-his amused eyes looked into her horrified ones-Victorian ideals of duty change to selfishness during the war-young people wanted to enjoy there early life. hedonism

• Follows regular stereotypes and and often supports gendered racism-at any rate I assume you’ll leave the women out of it, natives-the inequality of law and justice system

Dr Armstrong

• deeply affected by fear and ,t