In the excerpt from Back by Henry Green, Green tells the sorrows of a young man (Charley) returning from war. Scared from a lover's death and the effects of war on his mental and physical being, the mood of this piece is deplorable. It is expressed in the excerpt that Charley has some resentment and hostility due to the lack of his presence during the time of his lover Rose's death. Mentally the character refers to most descriptions in a war state of mind.
<Tab/>The excerpt began on a cloudy yet summer day in England. Green is opening the piece with a contrast statement,…
