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What is the relevance of Stevens’s brother Leonard?

 

melisa s #169555
Feb 16, 2011 4:35 PM

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What is the relevance of Stevens’s brother Leonard?

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mai a #88431
Nov 23, 2011 6:12 PM

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The story of Stevens' brother's death more or less highlights the idea of the decline of the British Empire. Killing the civilians during the South African War is one of the proofs that shows such a shameful act by the British as Leonard died "needlessly" in an "infamous maneuver".

Source(s): My literature professor

 

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