"Regeneration" by Pat Barker

In the novel Regeneration, the psychological effects of World struggle I imposes a huge dilemma among head-shrinker Dr. Rivers; regarding his patients. He realizes it is his

duty to give proper c be to his patients, hopefully resulting in move them back to fight. Unfortunately, throughout the novel he begins to question whether or not healing his patients only to send them back to war and possibly be killed is the right thing to do.He struggles to come to a conclusion about the assumptions society holds concerning madness, and begins to wonder whether or not he himself may be mad.

This novel focuses on some(prenominal) war-patients who are sent to a mental facility - Craiglockhart warfare Hospital, where they are treated for a variety of symptoms that may

not even wave around actual mental issues. Instead, they are symptoms of change in beliefs, fear of blood, and just simply thinking that there may be something physically wrong with themselves when there is not, like paralysis. It is psychiatrist Dr. Rivers job along with his patients to help fight and overcome this figure of war neuroses in order to heal/be improve and return back to the war.



Rivers tries to heal each patients nerves by

encouraging them to carry their memories about the war.

Throughout the process of treating each one of these patients, Dr. Rivers slowly begins to contend changes in his beliefs about the war. The severe issues that his patients must face are beginning to take part in a clement toll on him, causing him to feel shamefaced because of the hail of control and influence he possesses over his patients.

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