WIlliam Tecumseh Sherman, a famous war time American general, once said that “ war is hell.” True, war is hell, but It is also a reality that a lot of soldiers throughout history have lived through. It is also a reality that a lot of the general public is sheltered from. In wartime, there were usually numerous pomps and ceremonies back in the home nation, and there were a lot of speeches about patriotism and glory. However, it is often detached from the reality of the war; things are usually a lot less glamorous at where the battles were. War is cruel.
Wilfred Owen did a great job representing the cruelty in his poem, “Anthem For Doomed Youth”. He described a scene of the dreadful horror each soldiers experienced during the war. Soldiers perceived the ruthlessness of the war from their fallen friends who “die as cattle”, and by killing they …show more content…
In “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, Owen used a series of irony to describe the cruel reality of war from the “old lies: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.”(line27-28) During the First World War, many young british nationalists entered the Great War full of enthusiasm and patriotic fervor, ready to fight and die for their country. But over time, after grueling months in the trenches, many of them realized the horror of battle were far different from what they expected. In stead of the splendid military march, the soldiers spent most of their time under the trenches like “hogs” and “beggars”.(line1-2) The war left physical and mental trauma on most of the soldiers. Many of them became “lame” and “blind”, and others dreamed of brutal battles. (line 6) At the end of the poem, Owen quoted famous lines from Roman philosopher Horace that “It is sweet and proper to die for one's country.” However after the twisted scene of war reality in the previous passage, it is questionable whether Horace was
Wilfred Owen did a great job representing the cruelty in his poem, “Anthem For Doomed Youth”. He described a scene of the dreadful horror each soldiers experienced during the war. Soldiers perceived the ruthlessness of the war from their fallen friends who “die as cattle”, and by killing they …show more content…
In “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, Owen used a series of irony to describe the cruel reality of war from the “old lies: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.”(line27-28) During the First World War, many young british nationalists entered the Great War full of enthusiasm and patriotic fervor, ready to fight and die for their country. But over time, after grueling months in the trenches, many of them realized the horror of battle were far different from what they expected. In stead of the splendid military march, the soldiers spent most of their time under the trenches like “hogs” and “beggars”.(line1-2) The war left physical and mental trauma on most of the soldiers. Many of them became “lame” and “blind”, and others dreamed of brutal battles. (line 6) At the end of the poem, Owen quoted famous lines from Roman philosopher Horace that “It is sweet and proper to die for one's country.” However after the twisted scene of war reality in the previous passage, it is questionable whether Horace was