The Ghost Road

‘Writing about conflict allows a writer to consider many other issues, often subverting the idea that war is only about death and destruction’. Wilfred Owen wrote, "All poets must be truthful" and further to that, "all poets can do is warn" suggesting that writing about conflict does allow writers to consider many other issues as each writer must be truthful about their own experiences and understandings. This brings in concepts of psychology, sexuality and power that are all prevalent within every

Sex and Dominance in  The Ghost Road         Pat Barker's The Ghost Road is a masterful literary integration of sex and war.  The novel's protagonist, the lascivious, bisexual Billy Prior once remarks:  "Whole bloody western front's a wanker's paradise," a statement with far-reaching implications concerning aggression and eroticism (Barker 177).  The novel concludes a successful trilogy, beginning with Regeneration (1991) and The Eye in the Door (1993).  Winner of the prestigious Booker Prize

inevitable keeps the soldiers awake as the "night is silent" and this is worse than the noise of activity. All these soldiers have to do is wait and wonder "what are we doing here?" "But nothing happens." In the sixth stanza Owen refers to the "ghosts drag home" almost suggesting that the soldiers are alone, not even their spirits can survive the emptiness of the trenches. To begin with, the images in the poem appear to contrast with those in "Regeneration" as we see Sassoon looking forward

Probably the most common ghost story that we hear about Clinton Road is that of a dead young boy who hangs out under a bridge and returns coins to you after you throw them in the water. As far as we know, this tale is unique to Clinton Road, but it is difficult to say when or how this story began.The road and the land around it have achieved recognition through the years being an area rife with numerous stories of paranormal occurrences such as sightings of ghosts, strange creatures and gatherings

The criteria that needs to be considered for the winning novel, includes a wide variety of theories, debates and critical writings that together will give an informed and balanced decision. An instinctive judgment would be to view the book cover and the précis of the plot; and then from a personal perspective ask if it would be likely to entice the reader. However, this narrows ones thought process; also an instinctive judgement is based on ones past personal experience, which will ensure that

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce is the author of many short ghost stories including “The Moonlit Road”. Bierce was born on June 24, 1842 in Meigs County, Ohio and later moved to Indiana where he spent the remainder of his childhood. He came from an extremely large family and had 12 siblings. While he lived in Indiana his father had a farmhouse which held a library. Bierce spent most of his time there and later went on to say that this library was his greatest educational influence. He served in the Civil

Who is the Ghost Bride ? If you travel down the Cedarvale Road (13 curves) just outside of Syracuse, New York, you might see a lady in a wedding dress wandering the road or sitting in your back seat of your car. Who is she? Well, legend has it a young couple in love were believed to be going down this curvy road on their wedding day to go to their honeymoon, when suddenly the groom lost control of the horse and their wagon went out of control in a creek instantly killing them both. In some

Meanwhile, Kyle, still in Avon Lake was starting to see a ghost. He was driving out of town and was seeing the ghost of the man, Billy Crenshaw, he ran over in the dark, about 20 years ago. It was dark and the road was wet when it happened. Mr. Crenshaw was jogging on the side of the road like always because it was his routine. A car was driving on the wrong side of the road, so Kyle swerved out of the hitting Mr. Crenshaw. Kyle was put in jail, then transferred into a correctional facility, for

clouds covering up the blue sky. She wakes up after we hit a bump in the road. After checking her surroundings and coming to her senses, she begins to laugh, almost maniacally. James asks, “ Grandma, what is so funny?” she smirks and replies, “ Oh, nothing. Can

sprinting and you look behind you but no one is there. Are you going crazy or was it a ghost? Many people ask what are ghost. A ghost is an apparition of a dead person that is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a cloud/hazy image. They are all over the world and most likely in your own home. I have had my fair share of experiences with ghost. For example I was pushed down the stairs by a ghost and or I was not being careful. I was also with by brother and we heard footsteps