Throughout his novel, Aldington uses his characters strategically, creating comparisons and contrasts between each of the characters, specifically focusing on the similarities and differences between various characters and George. The format of the novel beginning with the entire history of George’s life, including his personal characteristics and long descriptions of the people that surrounded him as he grew up sets up a well-defined distinction between life before and after war. The in-depth descriptions of the mental and physical scars left behind by war for George become more valuable as the readers learn of the powerful creations of trust and love that arise due to the negative aspects of war. All of these elements within Death of a Hero inflate Havari’s ideas of the somewhat magical exclusivity that forms as each individual experiences their own version of
Throughout his novel, Aldington uses his characters strategically, creating comparisons and contrasts between each of the characters, specifically focusing on the similarities and differences between various characters and George. The format of the novel beginning with the entire history of George’s life, including his personal characteristics and long descriptions of the people that surrounded him as he grew up sets up a well-defined distinction between life before and after war. The in-depth descriptions of the mental and physical scars left behind by war for George become more valuable as the readers learn of the powerful creations of trust and love that arise due to the negative aspects of war. All of these elements within Death of a Hero inflate Havari’s ideas of the somewhat magical exclusivity that forms as each individual experiences their own version of