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Which three or four characters do you think are most to blame for the death of the platoon in ' The Long and the Short and the Tall' by Willis Hall. Explain in detail which character you think most to blame and why.
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'The Long and the Short and the Tall ' By Willis Hall. Which three or four characters do you think are most to blame for the death of the platoon in ' The Long and the Short and the Tall' by Willis Hall. Explain in detail which character you think most to blame and why. Sergeant Mitchem, Private Bamforth and Private Whitaker are the main contenders for ' blame ' in respect of the death of the platoon. However, it is important to recognise that the allocation of significant blame for the death of the platoon is by no means an easy task. In short, although it is Private Whitaker who shoots the Japanese soldier, this act is merely the ' culmination ' of a domino effect of several other contributory factors, not least the individual relationship between platoon members and a series of serious misjudgements by various characters throughout the play. It is...
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