“War is hell,” according to William Tecumseh Sherman. Whether people believe war is a positive or negative thing, there’s no doubt that there are harmful effects. Families and loved ones are negatively affected by their soldiers going to war. War forces people to spend long periods of time apart, which are filled with agony and dismay. Missing their families, soldiers also feel the same way, and with so much time alone, they may become depressed. War may cause physical damage, but what people may fail to realize, is that it not only causes mental damage to the soldiers, but their families too.
Statistics from DoSomething.org show that since 2001, over 2 million American children have had a parent deployed at least once. Children growing up without one or more of their parents in their lives could cause great damage to them. An article from NewsLeader.com reads, …show more content…
Mothers, grandmothers, fathers, grandfathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, any member can be greatly affected by the leaving of a relative soldier. The leaving of their soldier causes constant worry, panic, loneliness, sadness, and many more distressing feelings. In the reading of The Red Badge of Courage, Henry enlist in the army and his mother’s reaction is a great example of this troubling feeling. The text reads, “When he had stood in the doorway with his soldier 's clothes on his back, and with the light of excitement and expectancy in his eyes almost defeating the glow of regret for the home bonds, he had seen two tears leaving their trails on his mother 's scarred cheeks.” (Crane, 528.) This quote is an understanding as to how soldiers leaving truly effects family members, like Henry’s mother. Her instant reaction to Henry telling her about him enlisting shows that appalling thoughts overflowed her mind and she was scared of what could happen to her son, as any mother would
Statistics from DoSomething.org show that since 2001, over 2 million American children have had a parent deployed at least once. Children growing up without one or more of their parents in their lives could cause great damage to them. An article from NewsLeader.com reads, …show more content…
Mothers, grandmothers, fathers, grandfathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, any member can be greatly affected by the leaving of a relative soldier. The leaving of their soldier causes constant worry, panic, loneliness, sadness, and many more distressing feelings. In the reading of The Red Badge of Courage, Henry enlist in the army and his mother’s reaction is a great example of this troubling feeling. The text reads, “When he had stood in the doorway with his soldier 's clothes on his back, and with the light of excitement and expectancy in his eyes almost defeating the glow of regret for the home bonds, he had seen two tears leaving their trails on his mother 's scarred cheeks.” (Crane, 528.) This quote is an understanding as to how soldiers leaving truly effects family members, like Henry’s mother. Her instant reaction to Henry telling her about him enlisting shows that appalling thoughts overflowed her mind and she was scared of what could happen to her son, as any mother would