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Robert Graves Good-Bye To All That

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The first few chapters of Good-Bye to All That, by Robert Graves introduce readers to Graves’ physical attributes, some social values and his family. Graves grew up in the period of World War One, and was quick to join the military when the war began. His childhood prior to the war relates to the upcoming conflict. Graves grew up in England, a dominant world power. Being a dominant world power, England was also a key force in major world conflicts. They were one of the first countries to declare war against Germany, and brave soldiers like Graves helped Britain and the allied forces to success. In the first few chapters, Graves’s social features, family members, and traditions clearly relate to the impending conflict of World War One. World War One was a time where many people had to hide their identity in fear of severe hatred or murder from the axis powers. This is like an experience Graves has when was thirteen, and insecure about letting people see himself. Graves “broke two front teeth and became sensitive about …show more content…

They seem quick to jump on board to fight, when they feel it is right. His German family members “have fought duels not for cheap personal honour, but in the public interest-called out, for example, because they have protested against the scandalous behaviour of some superior officer of official” (Graves, 5). These actions directly align with Graves, and many others when World War One began. People were quick to enlist in the military, fighting in protest for their own beliefs, against the beliefs of others who they felt were wrong. Also, during World War One, most military members were fighting for the public interest of their country, not for self-honor, directly relating with the reasons Graves’s German family members fought duels. Many people during the time of World War One felt the same desires to fight as Graves says his German family members

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