Between 1914 and 1939 soldiers’ relation to home and return changed fundamentally
Evidence
in 1914 for the last time, perhaps, men had left home with the idea of returning for the harvest; in 1939 they had exchanged their country dances for the movies, but it was without looking back that they left, knowing in their heart of hearts they would see only a land the fire had passed over. — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 210
Categorization
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 210
- XREF: connects to: Wartime disorientation can dissolve into a feeling of self-sufficient freedom rather than fear — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 423; Soldiers can experience wartime as sheltered idyll rather than danger — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 47; Prolonged suspended threat erodes soldiers’ sense of purpose and duty — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 307 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Prolonged suspended threat erodes soldiers’ sense of purpose and duty
#exemplifies(0.70) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 307 - Wartime disorientation can dissolve into a feeling of self-sufficient freedom rather than fear
#exemplifies(0.65) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 423 - Soldiers can experience wartime as sheltered idyll rather than danger
#exemplifies(0.65) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 47