The machinery in the hospital represent the man’s vital functioning controlled by the technology and the slaughtering of the soldiers on the field of battle. The major was once a champion fencer which was altered by a war after a traumatic psychological and physical injury. He depicts his unfaithfulness in the machine to rehabilitate his hand considering it to be “nonsense” and “an idiotic idea”. The major was completely disillusion after his wife’s death due to pneumonia and deepen his fatality towards his life. By the end of the story the major convinces himself to put his hand in the machine and consider it to be fruitful.

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What is the verb phrase in the sentence? Would you like a peanut butter sandwich for lunch? A. peanut butter B. Would you like C

Korolek [52]

Your answer would be C

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3 years ago

What does tangible mean?

kap26 [50]

Something that is physically existent and can be touched eg tangible goods