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A comparison of the presentation of the psychological impact of war in Regeneration and Catch 22.
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A comparison of the presentation of the psychological impact of war in Regeneration and Catch 22. Many of the young offices who enlisted in both armies saw the war as a noble task, a journey filled with honour and glory. 'There was only one catch', many of the men would suffer mental and physical effects from what they had seen and been part of. These effects ranged from nightmares to mutism and shaking. Many of those who did not partake in the action did not understand that the horrors the soldiers were witnessing would alter their lives forever. Regeneration by Pat Barker deals with the psychological impact of trench warfare in British soldiers in the First World War, whereas Catch 22 by Joseph Heller depicts the absurd and futile life in the American army in the Second World War. Not only were lives lost during both wars, but also soldiers suffered...
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