The Man He Killed deals with the uselessness, or pointlessness, of war. It dramatizes a battle scene between two men. It is told from the point of view of an ordinary working-class soldier, who is reflecting on the idea that the man he killed in battle probably had a lot in common with him. He deals with an internal struggle as his thoughts are regretful before he even shoots. The narrator ponders that , he would have befriended the combatant. Nevertheless, he kills the man and attempts to reassure himself by explaining the reasons for shooting him. In the end, he has no real defensible reason and wonders at how "quaint and curious war is" to make one kill a man as easily as becoming friends at an inn.
The idea of having a drink together
The idea of having a drink together