"Many stories about WWII homefront rely on the women characters to convey anxiety about missing sons and other relatives, with male characters portrayed as stoic in the face of grief. Characters that share Douglas’ sentiments are often mocked or made to be villains. Too often, stories about pacifist characters rely on historical hindsight or present period attitudes on patriotism with no nuance or sympathy. Past that, PTSD is usually only discussed in terms of men currently fighting. Others depict the survivors of WWI as 'old' or 'crazy.' In World on Fire, however, the narrative never mocks Douglas for still suffering from the previous war, or how those experiences have led to his pacifist beliefs."
~ Amanda-Rae Prescott
https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/world-on-fire-sean-bean-character/
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