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Owen and the Soldier

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The seemingly sullen and cranky old widower, Tom Oakley, may not have been a first choice housemate for poor young evacuee Willie Beech, but he surely and silently proves himself to be the best. Tom’s quiet and grouchy ways mask a world of care and kind attentions to a boy traumatised by horrific levels of abuse occurring in the midst of World War II, and lead to a rescue mission which goes far and beyond the physical.

Sassoon helped Owen by arranging for him, upon his discharge from the hospital, to meet Robert Ross, a London editor who was Sassoon’s friend. Ross, in turn, introduced Owen—then and in May 1918—to other literary figures, such as Robert Graves, Edith and Osbert Sitwell, Arnold Bennett, Thomas Hardy, and Captain Charles Scott Moncrieff, who later translated Proust. Knowing these important writers made Owen feel part of a community of literary people—one of the initiated. Accordingly, on New Year’s Eve 1917, Owen wrote exuberantly to his mother of his poetic ambitions: “I am started. The tugs have left me. I feel the great swelling of the open sea taking my galleon.” At the same time, association with other writers made him feel a sense of urgency—a sense that he must make up for lost time in his development as a poet. In May 1918, on leave in London, he wrote his mother: I am old already for a poet, and so little is yet achieved.” But he added with his wry humor, “celebrity is the last infirmity I desire.” Hey, wait up,” Megan said, catching up to me. “I thought we could walk to school together. I normally go down the High Street, but I thought I’d come by the park for a change.”Owen dislikes English lessons but his teacher believes in his ability and asks him to read a poem at the new opening of the school library. Owen refuses until he realises that this may be a way to save his soldier. My mum works for the council,” she replied. “She doesn’t work in that department, but she knows all about it because she’s involved with the money and budgets and stuff.” In several of his most effective war poems, Owen suggests that the experience of war for him was surrealistic, as when the infantrymen dream, hallucinate, begin freezing to death, continue to march after several nights without sleep, lose consciousness from loss of blood, or enter a hypnotic state from fear or excessive guilt. The resulting disconnected sensory perceptions and the speaker’s confusion about his identity suggest that not only the speaker, but the whole humanity, has lost its moorings. The horror of war, then, becomes more universal, the tragedy more overwhelming, and the pity evoked more profound, because there is no rational explanation to account for the cataclysm. I frequently say that you can tell a book by the cover. Usually I mean that in a bad way: Awful, usually self-published books have awful, unprofessional covers. However in this case, the cover of this book also tells you everything you need to know about the story... in a good way.

This story features a dyslexia-friendly font and is suitable for struggling or reluctant readers, though parents/guardians should be aware that loss and grief feature in the story. I don’t think I’ll be trying any vaults today,” I said, smiling at the soldier. “I’ve got a big bruise on my knee from yesterday, see?” There is no doubt that the stone soldier has done the town proud,” Camilla told us. “But he’s clearly seen better days and is beginning to crumble. Once we have removed the soldier, we will create a peaceful area with flowerbeds, a cross and a new bench. The plaque displaying the names of those who died in the war will remain.” Er staat 9+, maar volgens mij kan je dit meer dan prima eerder lezen. De letters zijn lekker groot en Lisa schrijft toegankelijk en fris. Voorlezen is altijd een goed idee!What? I don’t understand,” I said, my heart racing. “What do you mean they are changing everything?” Megan shrugged. “I dunno. I don’t think it’ll make much difference. The decision has been made. He’s crumbling away, Owen. The soldier can’t really stay like that, can he?”

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