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Examine how typical in both style and treatment of subject matter these writings are of literature about The First World War.
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Examine how typical in both style and treatment of subject matter these writings are of literature about The First World War. There are many examples of letters written during The First World War, from soldiers to loved ones, and from families to their own relatives fighting in the war. However, there seems to be a general difference in the style and content of letters sent by soldiers who had already been to the front line and seen fighting, and soldiers who were yet to experience real fighting in battles. In his letter, Extract D, Leighton begins to outline what he has been doing since he woke up that morning, casually mentioning how he came upon a dead German soldier. This structure throws the reader off the gravity of the incident, which has affected Leighton because he speaks passionately about the waste of human life for 'nothing more tangible than Honour or their...
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