Think about the doctor who treated the major and the speaker in the short story "In Another country." Put yourself in the shoes
of the doctor, and based on what you read in the story, write what you think his thoughts about the major and the speaker would be. Use the following vocabulary in your response and change the form of these words as needed: • detached • resign • withered
Describe the patients in the hospital and their views of the war.
Mention the optimistic speaker who listens attentively to your words.
Mention the cynical attitude of the major and his lack of faith in machines.
Use the vocabulary to describe the detached looks on the patients’ faces, the resigned expressions of those who believe there is no cure for their ailments and injuries, and the major’s hopelessness.
The doctor sees a lot of patients with traumatizing injuries. He has seen limbs detached from the body, he's seen men's souls wither away. He probably thinks the major would be better off if he resigned.
