Gnosis and the Sexual Transgressive in Pat Barker's Regeneration Trilogy. Issue 1 (1st January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bond, Christopher
• Is Part Of: Critique. Volume 57:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2016-01-01
• Subjects: Barker -- Regeneration trilogy; Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Periodicals; Letterkunde; Engels; Electronic journals; 809.304
• DOI: 10.1080/00111619.2015.1019400
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0011-1619

Abstract

Abstract: The homosexual orientation of three major characters in Pat Barker's The Regeneration Trilogy strengthens their mistrust for the prevailing rationale of the war. Ultimately, the antiwar stance of the trilogy's societally alienated, sexually transgressive characters is undermined by their return to combat. The motif of a single, enucleated eyeball links to the text's powerful theme of observation. The absolutely detached, impossible vision of an enucleated eye is required if the acknowledged futility of war is to have practical value.