tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post8050472555138728762..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: 'Girls Seem To Go In For That Sort Of Thing'The Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-77191416203817527602014-05-09T02:34:06.074+01:002014-05-09T02:34:06.074+01:00When I said that I thinking of somebody such as R ...When I said that I thinking of somebody such as R C Sherriff. I remember reading about the a group of WWI veteran being taken to the first productions of 'Oh, what a lovely war', they sang along with all the songs and afterwards in the bar they said it reminded they of old time and they'd enjoyed so much. The actors and production team were so horrified when they heard and I'd love to know what Joan Littlewood thought about it. Arthur Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262761136822253916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-65008299204391885232014-05-08T19:05:22.798+01:002014-05-08T19:05:22.798+01:00Hi Arron. Yes, you're right: public perception...Hi Arron. Yes, you're right: public perception of the war changed repeatedly - lots of veterans who became politicians were very reluctant to commit to more wars, based on their experiences. Careful about generalising though: some veterans came to that conclusion (including an awful lot of German soldiers) but there's a whole range of positions, during and after the war.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-36012729927700328572014-05-08T17:40:19.170+01:002014-05-08T17:40:19.170+01:00I've read one or two of the Wimsey novels (inc...I've read one or two of the Wimsey novels (including the unpleasantness at the bellona club)and always enjoyed them. <br /><br />Your statement of 'the novel is packed with men wrecked by their time in the trenches, and Wimsey fervently wishes Armistice Day could be marked by quiet reflection rather than mass public events' is interesting. The last years of 1920s saw a change in the view of the first world war where the views of people who witnessed the war from the home front (such as women and men who were at school during the war) began to supersede the views of men who actually fought during the war. Also the veteran's views changed. They come to the belief that the cause that they had fought for was just, but the peace had been lost by the politicians.Arthur Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262761136822253916noreply@blogger.com