"For me, as for all the world, the War was a tragedy and a vast stupidity, a waste of youth and of time; it betrayed my faith, mocked my love, and irremediably spoilt m! career."

Question

"For me, as for all the world, the War was a tragedy and a vast stupidity, a waste of youth and of time; it betrayed my faith, mocked my love, and irremediably spoilt m! career."

— Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth

- tragedy: an event causing great suffering or distress
- betray: expose secrets or information
-mocked: tease or laugh
-irremediably: impossible to correct

Use the RAPP method to answer this question and answer in COMPLETE SENTENCE

Answer 1

The author's quote expresses her view that the War was a tragedy because it brought immense suffering and distress, betrayed her faith by challenging her beliefs, mocked her love by undermining her romantic ideals, and irremediably spoilt her career by permanently damaging it.