The English Patient Themes
Love
Pat Benatar and her army of ladies of the night told us that "Love is a battlefield"… but normal old love is nothing compared to the love that blooms on the battlefields of Europe and Northern Af...
Memories and the Past
War is something most people want to forget. But if we forget the past, we are doomed to relive it. (Who said that? Winston Churchill? PewDiePie? We forget.) So despite how terrible war is—maybe...
Identity
The English Patient is packed with characters from all over the world—Canada, India, England—and some, like Almásy, don't want to be identified by their national identity. For a good portion o...
Marriage
Marriage is symbolic of love, hope, and better health insurance. But it's the "hope" part that's key in a time of war. If people gave up hope, the world would be damaged forever.Some characters in...
War
Ever since there have been war and movies, there have been war movies. But as the wars of the past get further away from memory, and the people who make the movies get older, they started exploring...