Summary Of Good Bye To All That By Robert Graves

Good-Bye to All That is written by Robert Graves and has become one of the most significant books about World War 1 from the time it was published to present day. It is an autobiography that Graves wrote following his life in his traditional house of beliefs and morals until World War 1 breaks out. The literature that came from world war 1 was some of the most influential literature that authors still follow to this day and was ground breaking. World War 1 was the first time people realized just how horrific and barbaric other humans can be in the heat of battle. With the development of mustard gas, machine guns, tanks, and airplanes it took war to new lengths of destruction and the brutality to a new level, which Good-Bye to All That, goes into depth about and presents it in a first person type of view. Graves eventually was eventually sent
The average expectation of a solider on the front line of the war was three months, which he more than surpassed he spent two years on the front line. At one point in time he was thought of to be dead by the wounds that he suffered from shrapnel. By spending two years on the front line he was mentally disturbed and suffered basically Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when coming home from the war. It was just an eye opening experience for everyone who was alive at the time. There are several themes throughout the book but a main theme would be coming of age. Robert goes through many trials as a young boy in his household that challenge him and helps him develop into the person he is later in life. After going to a charter school, he really felt he became of age during that time as he developed his own thoughts and opinions during that time period.