| Quote #1 "Oh, no. I’m something called a V.A.D. We work very hard but no one trusts us." (5.34) |
Catherine is a Voluntary Action Deployment nurse. She doesn’t have the education of the nurse, but performs all the duties of a nurse. Perhaps this makes her seem even more courageous. She saw pain and suffering, wanted to help, and didn’t waste time saying "I’m not qualified."
| Quote #2 "You better wait until the shelling is over." |
Frederic’s bravery stems from love. There is just no question of sitting pretty when the men he works with are waiting for him. He’d rather die than let them down.
| Quote #3 He bit his arm and moaned, "[…] Oh Jesus shoot me Christ shoot me mama mia mama Mia oh purest lovely Mary shoot me." (9.119) |
Pain trumps bravery every time.