Shellshocked: Both Veterans and the Greater Community
The shells were coming without stop, the only way we could function was by playing cards, and comforting one another. We could only imagine what it would look like once the shelling stopped. This is a common story of the many soldiers during the great war. Although everyone was excited and exuberant about the war in the beginning, soldiers began to regret going into the battle because the profiteers were sitting back at home, and they received insignificant treatment when they returned.
The soldiers of the Great War were severely affected by the conditions and effects of the war. They suffered from claustrophobia, PTSD, and even diseases involving the gastrointestinal system(46). As in the story, “What Would …show more content…
Erich Maria Remarque was one of the only people to really understand what the veterans were truly feeling emotionally and physically. “A procession of men in the faded uniforms of the front-line trenches moving slowly toward us.” The only way for the veterans not to be ignored was for them to force their way into society, by holding placards that read, “The War’s Cripples are Starving.” The cripples from the war struggle with their injuries and PTSD, which wasn't as widely known; so many people didn't know how to handle people who had this disease. They no longer have control of themselves, they no longer have a way to function by themselves and are forced to beg and survive on their own because they aren't accepted into society. In the movie metropolis the capitalist vs. the workers shows the relationship between the veterans and their job loss. The veterans were not only insignificant but were also treated like they had nothing better to do but beg and ask for money. So when they decided to finally step up and say something, they were
The shells were coming without stop, the only way we could function was by playing cards, and comforting one another. We could only imagine what it would look like once the shelling stopped. This is a common story of the many soldiers during the great war. Although everyone was excited and exuberant about the war in the beginning, soldiers began to regret going into the battle because the profiteers were sitting back at home, and they received insignificant treatment when they returned.
The soldiers of the Great War were severely affected by the conditions and effects of the war. They suffered from claustrophobia, PTSD, and even diseases involving the gastrointestinal system(46). As in the story, “What Would …show more content…
Erich Maria Remarque was one of the only people to really understand what the veterans were truly feeling emotionally and physically. “A procession of men in the faded uniforms of the front-line trenches moving slowly toward us.” The only way for the veterans not to be ignored was for them to force their way into society, by holding placards that read, “The War’s Cripples are Starving.” The cripples from the war struggle with their injuries and PTSD, which wasn't as widely known; so many people didn't know how to handle people who had this disease. They no longer have control of themselves, they no longer have a way to function by themselves and are forced to beg and survive on their own because they aren't accepted into society. In the movie metropolis the capitalist vs. the workers shows the relationship between the veterans and their job loss. The veterans were not only insignificant but were also treated like they had nothing better to do but beg and ask for money. So when they decided to finally step up and say something, they were