Cholera

1. 30th November, 1942 So, I thought I’d write a journal about the goings-on as a prisoner of war. I have been extremely privileged to stumble upon some paper, and it is highly unlikely that I will be able to get this letter to anyone, given the security of the Japanese guards. Firstly, I was captured as part of the Australian A-Force (which is largely made up from the Australian 22nd Brigade), from Singapore on May the 15th, 1942. We were in Changi, which is in Singapore, when we were captured…

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is no peace or happiness in the plains. There is only suffering and warfare. The final symbol is the rain. The rain represents death. On page four, the novel says, “At the start of the winter came the permanent rain and with the rain came the cholera.” Cholera is a fatal disease, and with it comes the rain. Also on page 126 Catherine says, “I’m afraid of…

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