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tino4ka555 [31]
3 years ago
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"I wish those people who write so glibly about this being a hol War, and the oraters who talk so much about going on no matter h

ow long the War lasts and what it may mean, could see a case - to say nothing of 10 cases - of mustard gas in its early stages - cold see the poor things burnt and blistered all over with great mustard coloured suppurating [pus-filled or leaking] blisters, with blind eyes . . . all sticky and stuck together, and always fighting for breath, with voices a mere whisper, saying that their throats are closing and they know they will choke."
- Vera Brittain, from Testament of Youth

Vera Britain was a nurse during World War I. Why do you think she described the effects of mustard gas in such detail?
History
1 answer:
e-lub [12.9K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

She mightve witnessed it since she's a nurse and saw the damage that it can cause and decided to share(write) it with(in) the book.

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