Marine Corps War Memorial Patriotism is often associated with Americans in response to the emotional pride in their nations land, culture, present day achievements, and history. However one's devotion to what they love may come with the dismissal of cynical actions. The remembrance of major events in our lives through memorialization keeps us either sane or feel a sense of unity among our community. Memorials are important to the American people, which are constructed by artists to provide visual and spiritual remembrance of achievements, American progress, uniqueness, and honor. The way we interact with memorials, contribute to the purpose of its creation. The “Marine Corps War Memorial”, in Arlington County, Virginia, is a statute inspired
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Nonetheless, the memorial has contributed to the population of blindfolded bodies of people who undermine tragedies the war created and presented to the world, including victims of Iwo Jima. Conflicting narratives of misattribution memory due to attaining ideas of the war through a more sugarcoated representation, and the shadowing of tragedy influence limited definitions of World War II. The war of Iwo Jima in itself was a precursor, and the memorial shouldn’t have only glorified a victorious moment, but create a more fulfilling tool of remembrance in American history of war. Mentioned in the “Ghosts of Iwo Jima”, Burrell suggests that the new “American perception of Iwo Jima”, created by multiple commonly shared pieces of remembrance, has assisted the “marines from extinction”. The Marine Corps War Memorial in particular, has told an unfulfilled story of the war and left out the feeling of devastation. Needless to say, fighters in the US military should be given recognition for their contribution of the height of success America has reached today, it is important to take into consideration the true reasoning of war. People have begun to underestimate the size of the battle and how much it cost America. The invasion of Iwo Jima “was the largest U.S Marine Corps operation ever conducted and cost the lives of over 25,000 Americans and …show more content…
Through historical, glorified, and modern day depiction the statue contributed to. Accordingly the analysis of future memorials should consider the following; historical accuracy, affects on collective memory, and misguided influence. The MCWM, established a framework of historical depiction much like many other mediums Americans are exposed through. Guided with public interpretation like media and other forms of commonly shared sources of information, should be dissected in every critical sense. The MCWM has presently altered the viewer’s sense of what patriotism and war should feel like personally. We should glorify our fighters by learning from our past so that we can ensure future citizens that there shouldn’t be a time where we have to sacrifice soldiers in imprudent
Nonetheless, the memorial has contributed to the population of blindfolded bodies of people who undermine tragedies the war created and presented to the world, including victims of Iwo Jima. Conflicting narratives of misattribution memory due to attaining ideas of the war through a more sugarcoated representation, and the shadowing of tragedy influence limited definitions of World War II. The war of Iwo Jima in itself was a precursor, and the memorial shouldn’t have only glorified a victorious moment, but create a more fulfilling tool of remembrance in American history of war. Mentioned in the “Ghosts of Iwo Jima”, Burrell suggests that the new “American perception of Iwo Jima”, created by multiple commonly shared pieces of remembrance, has assisted the “marines from extinction”. The Marine Corps War Memorial in particular, has told an unfulfilled story of the war and left out the feeling of devastation. Needless to say, fighters in the US military should be given recognition for their contribution of the height of success America has reached today, it is important to take into consideration the true reasoning of war. People have begun to underestimate the size of the battle and how much it cost America. The invasion of Iwo Jima “was the largest U.S Marine Corps operation ever conducted and cost the lives of over 25,000 Americans and …show more content…
Through historical, glorified, and modern day depiction the statue contributed to. Accordingly the analysis of future memorials should consider the following; historical accuracy, affects on collective memory, and misguided influence. The MCWM, established a framework of historical depiction much like many other mediums Americans are exposed through. Guided with public interpretation like media and other forms of commonly shared sources of information, should be dissected in every critical sense. The MCWM has presently altered the viewer’s sense of what patriotism and war should feel like personally. We should glorify our fighters by learning from our past so that we can ensure future citizens that there shouldn’t be a time where we have to sacrifice soldiers in imprudent