how they’ve changed; a focus on personal details. Pat Barker’s Regeneration (1991) – postmodern blend of actual history and fictional characters that discusses class, sexual and power relations. The characters in this novel are presented gender ambiguously – many strong female characters, while the men are separated from their masculinity and are sensitive and care for each other. The reverse side of war, its shell-‐shocked victims. Jeanette Winterson (1959) – given up by her birth parents and adopted by her adoptive
early part of the twentieth century. (A) welcomed (B) predicted (C) made use of (D) conformed to LESSON 4 ambiguous apparent arbitrary assert astounding astute authorize deceptively determined elicit forbid petition relinquish resilient tempt ambiguous adj. of unclear meaning, something that can be understood in more than one way adv. ambiguously Syn. vague n. ambiguity The men received an ambiguous message from their boss. His letter was full of ambiguities. apparent adj. to be clear in meaning or open to view, easily understood adv. apparently Syn. visible It was apparent that he needed to rest. No one apparently knew to solve the problem. arbitrary adj. an action or decision made with little adv