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We are three secondary English teachers based in Manchester. We created this podcast to help pupils to independently revise for their GCSEs, and to expand and deepen their knowledge, so they are empowered to aim for the highest grades. Enjoy, English nerds!
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Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
This episode of the podcast explores the power of memory, identity, and culture in Beatrice Garland's Kamikaze. We discuss the unique mixture of culture and politics surrounding this brutal period in human history, whilst delineating how such influences impact the experience of the individual, and the ambiguity of identity.
7 years ago
This one is the best😍
7 years ago
I think that rather than loving their country more than families, it's more that the soldiers feel a sense of obligation to fight for a country that they feel has provided for them. Like also with soldier's, you see that they're always desperate to return to their families showing that they join the army not out of love but a sense of duty.