tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post304570761835190750..comments2024-03-26T03:11:42.678-04:00Comments on Behind Their Lines: You Make Us ShellsConnie R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-46578349520925324852020-05-29T02:18:02.265-04:002020-05-29T02:18:02.265-04:00I remember being shocked when I first read this po...I remember being shocked when I first read this poem. SS grew up in a female-dominated household, and then went to boys' schools so had little contact with girls of his own age. He had many female friends during his life, but his marriage was a failure. I'm sure he did encounter the white-feather brigade and women who had the attitude he describes in the poem, but it is very much a generalisation, just as his criticisms of military leaders and other stereotypes are.Siegfried Sassoon Fellowshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825187895580530151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-29801305389909353742020-05-28T15:33:59.233-04:002020-05-28T15:33:59.233-04:00What a find! Only discovered your blog today. Look...What a find! Only discovered your blog today. Look forward to seeing more of your posts. Mel McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538579915527977247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-2711346861957202312020-05-28T15:33:58.525-04:002020-05-28T15:33:58.525-04:00What a find! Only discovered your blog today. Look...What a find! Only discovered your blog today. Look forward to seeing more of your posts. Mel McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538579915527977247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-3032113463971134442020-01-25T06:26:31.006-05:002020-01-25T06:26:31.006-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.james cruggerhttp://abcdefg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-18512652628987410612019-03-02T22:32:02.516-05:002019-03-02T22:32:02.516-05:00Insightful question -- thanks for reading and resp...Insightful question -- thanks for reading and responding. Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-70960637322958863592019-03-02T11:24:17.495-05:002019-03-02T11:24:17.495-05:00"You make us shells" also encompasses th..."You make us shells" also encompasses the massive number of shell shocked soldiers. Were brains a mentionable place?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212142957905904740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-50878086649830673472018-03-28T21:29:52.197-04:002018-03-28T21:29:52.197-04:00That IS a great line, isn't it?That IS a great line, isn't it? Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-61368322688466984912018-03-28T12:03:31.422-04:002018-03-28T12:03:31.422-04:00I can definitely understand your mixed feelings. I...I can definitely understand your mixed feelings. I do like "wounded in a mentionable place," though. Mary Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023802865826225196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-50737557567608827892016-09-08T22:21:34.952-04:002016-09-08T22:21:34.952-04:00Yes --the double-entendre also reminds me of TS El...Yes --the double-entendre also reminds me of TS Eliot's use a few years later (1925) of the phrase "hollow men." Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-22627352272506401442016-09-08T12:43:08.510-04:002016-09-08T12:43:08.510-04:00Indeed what an effective double-entendre: 'you...Indeed what an effective double-entendre: 'you make us shells'. Meaning, one, you (women, back home) are manufacturing shells for us who are here at the front. And, two, you turn us into shells, perhaps by pressurizing us to go to War. c.spriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362112445796023444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-75017475446688355602014-11-13T08:32:16.750-05:002014-11-13T08:32:16.750-05:00At the local Remembrance Day exhibition in Topsham...At the local Remembrance Day exhibition in Topsham, I read a story that provides some context for Sassoon's comments and poem. Here's the exhibit's story: "Born in Clyst St. George, Edward John (Ned) Parsons....enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment 7th Division and served in France and Italy....During the war, whilst on leave from France, he dressed in civvy clothes to take the train to Exeter to meet some army pals for a drink and evening out. On arrival at Exeter, he politely held the carriage door open for two young ladies who had travelled in the same carriage. As they got out, one of them placed a white feather in his jacket breast pocket. He was apparently so taken aback that he was struck completely dumb while the two ladies walked proudly on their way." Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-47719186284161198902014-11-09T16:10:36.596-05:002014-11-09T16:10:36.596-05:00He really sounds like he doesn't like women.He really sounds like he doesn't like women.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440716335714642084noreply@blogger.com