The article Rebecca West’s 1918 novel The Return of the Soldier talks about the feminine role and views in the West trauma narrative. Rebecca writes this to those that might have any interest in the novel or a new way to view womens role in the past. Christopher Baldry a soldier in World War 1 was sent home after being diagnosed with selective amnesia. His wife and cousin try drastically to preserve his past and prewar social order. Making it impossible for any change to occur in the present. Reading this you see a strong thesis that seems unique and many ways to argue the point. Introducing the reader to the background of the story and the thesis, the author takes this article into a complete new direction giving the reader a summary. About three paragraphs down, it becomes a complete summary with too much details from the story placed into it. After describing each characters thoughts about Christopher, the author then goes into the different subject talking about the mind, it problems and the trauma they they each faced. even with this the author soon goes on do tell the reader how everyone comes to their different conclusion with each other. Other than using a sophisticated tone and vocabulary every so often Rebecca used little from sentence to sentence to help with transition. After reading this article it is obvious that Rebecca understands the text, although if she could cut out a couple paragraphs change her thesis that focuses on the trauma and not the role the women had it would become a much more powerful topic.