He then gave a hideous laugh and added that, if anybody was interested in his plans, he was going to join the Foreign Legion, that cohort of the damned in which broken men may toil and die and dying, forget. 'Beau Widgeon?' said the Egg, impressed. 'What ho!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character makes a dramatic threat to join the Foreign Legion, described as a place for broken men to forget their pasts.
- In plain terms
- He joked about leaving to fight abroad where forgotten men go.
- What can you take from it?
- Dramatic exits often signal despair rather than adventure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is he serious?
- What broke him?
Another view
The description romanticizes suffering in a specific military unit.
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