... upon returning home. In her novel, Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf addresses the subject of "shell-shock," or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, in the character of Septimus Warren Smith. Through the eyes of Septimus, the reader becomes aware of how the brutality of war can affect the human psyche. Woolf also reveals how the post-war society of London responded to individuals with shell-shock. World War ... by authority figures. One example of this is in the movie All Quiet on the Western Front where the teacher gives a patriotic speech about fighting for the fatherland. According to David D...

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