"Ad Astra", 408 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2018-04-24 09:29
Text: 
"Ad Astra"
Location: 
WW1 Europe: On the Road to Amiens in "Ad Astra" (Location)
Page Number: 
408
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
We stopped in the middle of the road to drink
Page Event Ends: 
410
Era: 
World War I(1914-1919)
Characters Present: 
Bland
Comyn
Sartoris
Unnamed Narrator
Unnamed Subadar
Characters Mentioned: 
Mrs. Bland
Unnamed Military Mechanics
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, November 11, 1918
Summary: 

After they stop to do some drinking, the soldiers discuss a number of things, from Comyn's imaginary wife to the human condition - including the meaning of the War and the existence of racism.

Chronological Order: 
15.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Drinking Education:Oxford University Education:Rhodes Scholar Racism War:Meaning Women:Objects of Fantasy
Actions:
Verbal›Storytelling
Cultural Issues:
Alcohol›Drunkenness | Gender›Masculinity
Themes and Motifs:
Philosophical›Human experience
Aesthetics:
Figures of Speech›Simile

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