In Mark Twain’s poem “War Prayer” I believe he was criticizing how hypocritical people can be in the world. “War Prayer” is based on the ideal of patriotism in the time of imperialism. The priest is calling out to god for help with the death of other soldiers and hopes of their men conquering the war. In line ten of Mark Twain’s poem he goes into grave detail about what he is praying to god for. The wishes of these prayers are hypocritical of the people because they are praying for destruction of the enemy. The prayer is asking for terrible things, when he is praying to a god who is suppose to embody peace and love, not hatred and vengeance, and he asks with a remorseful heart. This poem is filled with bitter satire that suggests religion
