Speaker- Chris Hedges, a man who finds the differences between each nation's way they teach about wars, and someone who is dedicated to the history of mankind. For example, Hedges writes that, “I went one rainy afternoon to the Imperial War Museum in Vienna… [ and when] I looked for the room dedicated to World War II. There wasn’t one… [because] many Austrians had come to think of themselves as victims of that war.” By saying this, he writes that there was no WWII room because the Austrians didn’t want their future generations to grow up and know that they were victims of a war.
Occasion- Chris Hedges writes this after the many wars/conflicts in the world. This is evident because he talks about the WW1 and WWII, the adds inaction of Archduke …show more content…
This is known because his whole article is about wars between countries and explaining how the world would be different if the war had, had a different outcome.
Purpose - He wrote this article to talk about the war outcomes and how different countries teach about the wars nowadays. For example, Hedges says that, “I was waiting with a few thousand Kosovar Albanian mourners for a red Mercedes truck to rumble down the dirt road and unload a cargo of fourteen bodies.”
Tone- Chris Hedges tone in The Destruction of Culture is condescending but helpful because he shows his negative feelings when he talks about how the some countries ignore teaching about a war because they didn’t like the outcome, or call something a different name to make their culture sound better. However, he is helpful because he explains why the countries do what they do, and explain how each side ( of the opposing countries in war) teach depending on their position, or outcome of the war. For instance he says, “The lies about the past, the eradication of cultural, historical, and religious monuments that have been part of a landscape for centuries, all serve to shift the ground under which we stand.” He is saying that because some countries teach things differently, there is no guarantee that what you are taught is 100%
Occasion- Chris Hedges writes this after the many wars/conflicts in the world. This is evident because he talks about the WW1 and WWII, the adds inaction of Archduke …show more content…
This is known because his whole article is about wars between countries and explaining how the world would be different if the war had, had a different outcome.
Purpose - He wrote this article to talk about the war outcomes and how different countries teach about the wars nowadays. For example, Hedges says that, “I was waiting with a few thousand Kosovar Albanian mourners for a red Mercedes truck to rumble down the dirt road and unload a cargo of fourteen bodies.”
Tone- Chris Hedges tone in The Destruction of Culture is condescending but helpful because he shows his negative feelings when he talks about how the some countries ignore teaching about a war because they didn’t like the outcome, or call something a different name to make their culture sound better. However, he is helpful because he explains why the countries do what they do, and explain how each side ( of the opposing countries in war) teach depending on their position, or outcome of the war. For instance he says, “The lies about the past, the eradication of cultural, historical, and religious monuments that have been part of a landscape for centuries, all serve to shift the ground under which we stand.” He is saying that because some countries teach things differently, there is no guarantee that what you are taught is 100%