The manhunt

• Quotes to show Eddie is still worth something to Laura

  'Parachute silk'

  'Porcelain'
• 'Frozen river' shows he is numb and devoid of emotion. Suffered and scarring
• The metaphor of 'an unexploded mine buried deep in his mind' implies the problem is mental not physical and threatens to cause problems at any time. Laura could be trying to diffuse him.
• The final line 'only then did i come close" shows her search is not fully complete, emphasising wars effect on him and Laura
• Can link to :

  Mametz wood, A wife in London, Dulce et decorum est - (war and its lasting effects)

  Cosy Apologia, A wife in london - (Love and relationships)

  Mametz wood, Dulce et decorum est - (suffering)
• The Manhunt


  A poem written from the perspective of the wife of a soldier who has sustained serious injuries at war and has returned home
• The Manhunt


  • Explores the physical and mental effects of living with injuries sustained when on active service in the armed forces