“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” This quote by President Herbert Hoover perfectly summarizes the consequences of war. Hoover knew exactly how war could obliterate everything in its path. After World War I, Hoover served as head of the American Relief Foundation, which fed war torn Europe (Weissman). An unfortunate staple in civilization, war, hurts almost every aspect of society. War causes a lot of harm to its partakers, however the group that receives the most damage are usually the people in the front lines: foot soldiers. The importance and suffering of common soldiers are highlighted by Joseph Plumb Martin, a soldier himself for the Revolutionary War, in his memoir “ A Soldier’s View of the Revolution.” Foot soldiers are oftentimes disregarded by history, in contrast to officers, due to their large numbers making them dispensable and also easily replaceable; however, without
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Merriam-Webster defines the word diction as − the way in which words are used in speech or writing. Martin, in his piece A Soldier’s View of the Revolutionary war, uses rudimentary diction alongside flawed grammar, due to his lack of education, throughout the piece as a way of reaching out to his audience. His intended audience was not to be “beyond the pale of my own neighborhood” according to Martin and thus his plain diction is perfection for this. Martin overstates multiple sentences and even goes as far as saying that should a critical grammarian read the piece, he “may find enough to feed his spleen upon” (Martin, 111). Martin admits his grammar is not perfect but it is suitable for the common men and women who shall read it. However, despite the overstating of certain sentences, Martin stays true to
Merriam-Webster defines the word diction as − the way in which words are used in speech or writing. Martin, in his piece A Soldier’s View of the Revolutionary war, uses rudimentary diction alongside flawed grammar, due to his lack of education, throughout the piece as a way of reaching out to his audience. His intended audience was not to be “beyond the pale of my own neighborhood” according to Martin and thus his plain diction is perfection for this. Martin overstates multiple sentences and even goes as far as saying that should a critical grammarian read the piece, he “may find enough to feed his spleen upon” (Martin, 111). Martin admits his grammar is not perfect but it is suitable for the common men and women who shall read it. However, despite the overstating of certain sentences, Martin stays true to