• "Breaker Morant builds a convincing argument that it is those at the top of the war hierarchy that are truly guilty, and not the lowly soldiers who carry out orders." Discuss

     

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Published: 06.08.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"Breaker Morant builds a convincing argument that it is those at the top of the ', 1.
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Throughout the course of the film of Breaker Morant, a convincing argument builds that those who are at the top of the war hierarchy are the truly guilty ones as opposed to the common soldiers who simply follow orders. The film shows this through the court trials, as J.F. Thomas repeatedly stresses that Harry Morant, along with Hancock and Witton, were simply following orders from Lord Kitchener. We has also shown the conditions that the Bushvelt carabineer's were in juxtaposed by the situation of the British high class officers, and the guilt that they truly posses.
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