In both John Minto's "The Shoe-Horn Sonata" and Wilfred Owen's "The Send Off", in characters are introduced to a perception of support through the …show more content…
The motif of looking at the soldiers, suggest the insignificant connection that the towns people have as they do not speak a word to the soldiers. Further suggesting the truth about war, is being hidden away by the people. Thus, this shows the negative reaction the soldiers receive, despite their participation in conflict. Causing them to creep back, silent, to still village wells, metaphorically depicts their loss in war, as they arrive without a celebration like their departure. Referring to the oxymoronic position the soldiers are placed in as they have loss a possession during their time in war, while the towns people gain as they were protected from the dispute. Therefore, individuals in great need in assistances often would sacrifice their belongings to be able to gain their needs, however this results to negatively affect other