Site’s of Memory Book Paper

1. As clearly as possible, reiterate Winter’s thesis and argue for or against it, or modify it. It may be helpful (but not necessary) to situate him with Paul Fussell’s work, which he mentions.

2. What roles do fictive kinship and spiritualism play in mourning?

3. Winter notes a number of artists and writers as carriers of the war’s apocalyptic vision. Which one of these artists or writers struck you the most, and why?