The Four Feathers: Physical And/Or Spiritual Journey
The Four Feathers
How does the text convey a physical and/or spiritual journey?
The movie The Four Feathers is set in England, 1884 as a young British officer (and son of a British General) Harry Feversham announces his engagement to the young and beautiful Ethne Eustance. Their best friend Jack, who is Harry’s closest comrade, loves Ethne as well, but the two are completely oblivious to his jealousy and are happy. News arrives one evening that their regiment (the Royal Cumbrians) are to be sent to Sudan to aid other British soldiers at war. Harry panics and quietly resigns his commission that night. Seeing his horrified face, the audience can guess that he has acted out of fear.
Harry’s comrades learn of his abandonment, and three of them send him white feathers, a symbol of his cowardice. When he meets up with his fiancée, she believes he has resigned to stay with her. She assures him that she would be quite happy for him to apologise and rejoin the boys. Harry yells that the only reason he …show more content…
He sneaks into an army of Sudanese and Mahdi fighters who plan to ambush the British. When the attack takes place, the Royal Cumbrians’ numbers severely diminish before they retreat. Jack’s rifle misfires, injuring his face, and just as the enemy is about to trample him, Harry pulls him onto a horse and escapes with Abou. Harry finds letters from Ethne to Jack, and discovers that the two are going to marry.
Harry is outraged that Jack would steal his love, and tells Abou he hates Jack. But then Jack awakens blind and scared out of his mind and begins to cry out. When Harry sees him looking so pathetic, his anger is extinguished – this is why they are best friends. Harry goes to him and wordlessly holds him, never revealing his identity, and Jack touches his face, still crying. He transports Jack to the retreating British regiment and begins his search for another old friend, Colonel Trench, who was
How does the text convey a physical and/or spiritual journey?
The movie The Four Feathers is set in England, 1884 as a young British officer (and son of a British General) Harry Feversham announces his engagement to the young and beautiful Ethne Eustance. Their best friend Jack, who is Harry’s closest comrade, loves Ethne as well, but the two are completely oblivious to his jealousy and are happy. News arrives one evening that their regiment (the Royal Cumbrians) are to be sent to Sudan to aid other British soldiers at war. Harry panics and quietly resigns his commission that night. Seeing his horrified face, the audience can guess that he has acted out of fear.
Harry’s comrades learn of his abandonment, and three of them send him white feathers, a symbol of his cowardice. When he meets up with his fiancée, she believes he has resigned to stay with her. She assures him that she would be quite happy for him to apologise and rejoin the boys. Harry yells that the only reason he …show more content…
He sneaks into an army of Sudanese and Mahdi fighters who plan to ambush the British. When the attack takes place, the Royal Cumbrians’ numbers severely diminish before they retreat. Jack’s rifle misfires, injuring his face, and just as the enemy is about to trample him, Harry pulls him onto a horse and escapes with Abou. Harry finds letters from Ethne to Jack, and discovers that the two are going to marry.
Harry is outraged that Jack would steal his love, and tells Abou he hates Jack. But then Jack awakens blind and scared out of his mind and begins to cry out. When Harry sees him looking so pathetic, his anger is extinguished – this is why they are best friends. Harry goes to him and wordlessly holds him, never revealing his identity, and Jack touches his face, still crying. He transports Jack to the retreating British regiment and begins his search for another old friend, Colonel Trench, who was