Discussion Questions for Behind the Lines.

  1. Why does Siegfried Sassoon oppose the British War effort?

  2. What kind of a soldier is Sassoon? What is his reputation?

  3. Describe the different therapeutic approaches that the doctors of Craiglockhart use to treat their patients. Which disagreements do these doctors have about treatments?

  4. Which reasons does Pryor give Doctor Rivers for his mutism and inability to remember four days from his own life?

  5. What convinces Siegfried Sassoon to take Wilfred Owen seriously?

  6. How can we distinguish patients at the mental hospital from other British soldiers?


John D. Schwetman
February 26, 2001