Character analysis of Mandras

... Character analysis of Mandras The presentation of Mandras in the novel is one which is subject to change and alteration. The implications of his change in character relate to the wider issue of war and its effects on both individuals and society. Mandras is used as an example of the negative and grave psychological scars war can inflict. When Mandras first appears in the novel, he is presented as a potential love interest for Pelagia. However, there is an uneasy sense of foreboding as to what is to come for their relationship. The fact that their love for each other develops so early on in the book, and the idealistic nature of this love leaves the reader with the impression that it is not to last. In the very chapter they meet the chapter ends with the ominous presence of war looming, which reaffirms the reader's belief that their relationship will be

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