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Compare and contrast the fictional letters in 'Birdsong' with the real letters written to Vera Brittain by Edward Brittain and Roland Leighton. Which do you find more moving and powerful and why?
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Compare and contrast the fictional letters in 'Birdsong' with the real letters written to Vera Brittain by Edward Brittain and Roland Leighton. Which do you find more moving and powerful and why? The letters sent in the war were one of the most important ways of communicating with loved ones. A stereotypical view would be that letters would seem quite heart-felt and filled with detailed descriptions of the reality thrown at the soldiers. However in reality the emotion doesn't come across frequently. In 'Birdsong,' Faulks picks out key elements to format emotive letters. The tone of each letter varies, but a general positive attitude comes across through the letters, with the exception of 'Stephen's' letter. The tone in 'E.Brittain's' and 'Leighton's' letters did not make much of an impression; it was a detailed account of their normality in the war. Their viewpoint of the war did not seem to emerge. Both...
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