Private Peaceful Film Analysis

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Charlie and Tomo share a very close bond while displaying their brotherly love throughout Pat O’Connor’s film, Private Peaceful. Since childhood Charlie and Tomo share many fond memories, such as running off with Molly Monks and spending time at school together (Charlie defending Tomo from Jimmy Parsons). With these memories also come those filled with regret and disdain for example, their father being killed and their rivalry concerning Molly Monks. While these examples are more or less a bump in the road for their relationship, Charlie and Tomo continue to prove inseparable, as Charlie joins Tomo as he leaves for the war not once but twice, returning to his brother’s side despite Molly begging him not to go and of course the dangers of war.

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