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What  does  this  extract  reveal  about  the  character  of  
Vera  Brittain?    
 
Vera  Brittain  writes  from  her  own  first  person  narrative,  we  
deal  with  only  her  views  and  concerns
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She  uses  phrases  such  as  “Poor  things”  when  talking  about  
the  men  in  the  hospital
...
 She  is  
definitely  a  hard  worker,  she  lists  jobs  she  had  completed  
the  night  before  “I  have  stoked  the  fire  all  night…”  and  we  
know  that  she  is  a  very  self-­‐motivated  person
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 However,  she  
doesn’t  realize  she  is  helping  and  making  a  difference,  she  
underestimates  her  own  efforts  and  ability
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From  the  language  and  vocabulary  that  she  uses  we  realize  
she  has  once  been  privileged,  “never  in  my  life  have  I  been  
so  absolutely  filthy”
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 Does  she  use  
this  vocabulary  to  describe  the  patients  due  to  her  disgust,  
or  because  such  vivid  injuries  come  through  the  ward  often  
that  she  doesn’t  see  it  as  something  to  be  hidden?    
 
 
 
 

She  writes  in  large  paragraphs,  this  is  because  she  is  most  
likely  writing  a  letter  to  her  family,  probably  her  parents
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