Date of Award
2008
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
English Language, Literature, and Creative Writing
Keywords
Literature, Modern.
Rights
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Abstract
'The Conditional' is a story that presents the Great War not as an historical event to be understood, but as an historical monstrosity to be transcended. The characters in the field, in this case, are on the "spiritual cutting edge," unable to coach themselves, morally, into believing in ' any' cause. They desert their units, foregoing action in favour of spiritual reflection and contemplation away from the front lines, in a secret ashraam on the Western Front.
Recommended Citation
Khan, Amir, "The conditional" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3800.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/3800