Similar Products- Ernest as a Conventional Character

I wrote the character of Ernest with the conventions of both the Romance genre and the historical period in mind. Here are some examples of the result of these considerations:

Michael Dunne, Passchendaele, 2008

Both in the historical and genre sense, Ernest is a lot like Dunne. Nationality, age and wartime experience differs slightly, in that Dunne is an older, Canadian decorated veteran and Ernest is an early 20s, English Pioneer.  However, they are both WW1 soldiers, who are smart, resourceful soldiers, who would both rather not go to war, but live a simple, rural lifestyle. They are also torn apart from their loves by war, and war leads to both of their deaths. They are both romantics, and both give their lives to the women they love. They both share the principals and morals of the time, but both happily give up their statuses in society for what they believe in- Dunne continues a relationship with a dishonoured woman due to her ancestry e.g. being German and Ernest dies in order to go back to his wife, as promised. Love transcends society in both cases.

Ernest’s blind and absolute devotion to his wife is conventional of many male characters in Romance tragedy films. A short list:

Dean – Blue Valentine, 2010

Jack- Titanic, 1997

Rick- Casablanca, 1942

Benjamin- The Graduate, 1967

Romeo- Romeo and Juliet, 1996