Prior's parents + Callan + Anderson

• CHAPTER 4: Anderson. Rivers meets with Anderson, a former surgeon in the war who is now a patient at Craiglockhart. Anderson tells Rivers about one of his dreams, in which his father-in-law waved a snake at him and he was tied down with corsets. He offers that this dream might mean that he considers the hospital an emasculating experience. Anderson's breakdown occurred when he was treating a French soldier who had escaped from the German lines; he treated the soldier's minor wounds but missed the major one, and he watched as the man bled to death on the table. 
• Chapter 4 Anderson continued: Days later, Anderson broke down and collapsed on the floor in a pool of his own urine. Since then, he has been having horrible nightmares that keep him and his entire floor awake during the night. Anderson now has a disinclination for the practice of medicine, although he realizes that when he returns home, he must practice medicine to support his family.
• CH 6: PRIOR'S PARENTS. Mr. Prior comes in to see Rivers. He has nothing but contempt for his son. He thinks that his mother made him too ambitious, and now he is ruined. He's not happy that his son joined the army or became an officer; he thinks Billy should have stayed with his own class. He says he would have more sympathy "if he had a bullet up his arse" Then, Mrs. Prior comes in to talk to Rivers. She has much sympathy for her son, and she tells Rivers much about their personal life. She believes that Billy blames her for trying to better and separate him from the "common people."