Reading 'Propping Up the Line', a short story about World War One by Ian Beck
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I can explain what happens in ‘Propping Up The Line’, including commenting on some of the choices Beck made.
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‘Propping Up The Line’ is a short story by Ian Beck written using a third person narrative voice.
Beck was inspired to write the story to “honour” his grandfather who was gassed in the trenches during World War One.
Gas attacks killed about three percent of people immediately.
There were long term physical and psychological effects for those who survived gas attacks.
Many people who write about World War One try to convey the horrors of gas attacks in their work.
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