Deus Caritas Est

‘Report to Wordsworth’ by Boey Kim Cheng and ‘Lament’ by Gillian Clarke share the common theme of human destruction of nature and death. In “Report to Wordsworth”, Cheng explores the damage of nature caused by men and their reckless attitude, while "Lament” explores damage from the Gulf War. Cheng shows the theme of human destruction of nature as a response to William Wordsworth, a poet who celebrated nature’s beauty in his poetry. It is written ironically in sonnet form, as sonnets are…

The stark differences in globalization, connectivity and technology between the 20th and 21st century become evident as one reads Oscar Williams’ poem titled “ A Morning in the20t hCentury”andAlbertCamus’snovel“ T hePlague”.Williamsinhispoemmentions the typical sounds that have come to represent that time. He speaks of the “spiral of dark sounds” of a train, milk bottles, horse’s hoofs and a truck. He talks about the wide reach of Europe’s “helpless hands called newspapers” and war that has…

1. The full and complete setting and why it is important to the the literation? All Quiet on the Western Front is set during World War I, behind the German frontlines where Paul Baumer is assigned. The setting intertwines back and forth between the warfront and the camp where Baumer stays. Once during the novel, Baumer goes home on leave, but the setting quickly deteriorates to the warfront. The only additional setting in the novel is in the hospital. Erich Maria Remarque did a great job at…

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, is a story about war and the lost generation told through the perspective of a soldier. Some books attempt to romanticize or cover up the true face of war, but, All Quiet on the Western Front is an example of what being on the trenches was actually like. Throughout the story, Paul goes through many struggles equally physically and mentally scarring. All Quiet on the Western Front is an excellent demonstration of the Lost Generation because…

I begin my paper by Waltz’s perception of modern realist theory, who in his writing ‘Man, the state of war’, has pointed out three integral images of the causes of war. Firstly, dealing with the classical realist thought, war has its root in flawed human nature. In his view, the evilness of men, or their inappropriate behavior results in war. Second, the internal organization of the state unit is crucial in understanding its prosperity towards war. Which means in order for a state to prevent…

A true and satisfactory sense of belonging can be extremely difficult to achieve, and can often be stolen in an instant. This concept is displayed in ‘No More Boomerang’ by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, a poem that explores the first hand experience of an Indigenous man and the repercussions that he faced due to the invasion of the British settlers, as well as ‘The Secret River’, the core text, and Stan Grants 2016 speech, that challenges Australia’s current state in regards to Indigenous and…

I gaze over the backyard through my glass door, like any other typical day. The millisecond I realized that it was my childhood and it was endowed of happy times. I open the door, feeling the slight breeze that caused my hair to fall in front of my face. I tiptoed on the deck barefoot, hearing the squeak on the wood that never got fixed. My eyes directed to the old Fisher price playhouse, now having black and brown spots due to dirt and bacteria. Nostalgia feels my nose as when I tried to get in…

This chapter will discuss the four selected poems, two from each author, and will provide the analysis and interpretation of those poems. Poems were chosen on the basis of the themes, symbols and imagery that they use. All four poems were written in the postwar period and reflect the condition of this particular era. The poems offer to the reader the closer view of consequences that war itself brought to the people and its destructive elements. What they all have in common is the motif of…

Comparing 'Storm on the Island' and 'Exposure' Both poets portray nature as powerful and something which cannot be controlled by man. In both poems the weather contributes to the overall effect on the reader. In 'Exposure' Owen uses weather to achieve effect at the beginning of the poem with the quotes: 'the merciless iced east winds' , 'mad gusts tugging' and 'clouds sag stormy'. These quotes set a theme for the rest of the poem, of pain, suffering and anticipation. The word, 'merciless'…

What are the costs of war? Both the famous Polish poet, Szymborska, and the famous American poet, Billy Collins, addresses this question in their poems. Szymborska in her poem, “The End and the Beginning” talks about the physical expenses of war. Szymborska begins her poem with the lines, “After every war/someone has to clean up,” (lines 1 and 2). To support the expenses of war, she uses the lines, “We’ll need the bridges back,/and new railway stations,” (lines 22 and 23). Also, she writes,…