Beware Of The Dog By Roald Dahl

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In “Beware of the Dog”, a short story by Roald Dahl, it describes the struggles of a british plane fighter during a war. During the story, it tells about Peter Williamson, a british plane fighter soldier and his struggles and conflicts. It describes what is going through his head, as he is returning home to Brighton, as he flies overhead German occupied France. The writer describes his actions as if he were delusional because of the blood that he is losing due to the leg that he lost. He blacks out after being shot down and is being cared for as a hostage/prisoner of war in a hospital. He is told that he is in Brighton by the nurse that is taking care of him, but later finds out that he was being lied to, as he hears things that he shouldn’t

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