This photo specifically depicts the life soldiers had to live in during war. During WWI, in 1915, soldiers were forced to reply on trenches for protection and a way to attack other opponents. This photo and the short story, “The Devil’s Trap” by M. Stanley Bubien can relate to one another. The photo shows a man pressed against the wall in order to fire at the enemy. This is also mentioned in the short story when Bubien remarks, “We pressed our chests against slimy trench wall and, aiming over the top, we made quick work smashing the sign to splinters with rifle fire”(Bubien 7). The stanza in the poem connects with the photograph because the men are on the wall, preparing to aim, fire, and cause a lot of destruction without much thought about
