The Ghost Road

What metaphors are used in The Ghost Road by Pat Barker?

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In Part III, Chapter 17, the cramped quarters and foul stench of the nearby swamp are metaphors for life's last stand. Even though the Second Manchesters are a company of men and in the company of men, each of them came into this world alone. Now, they will die alone.

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The Ghost Road