Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

Good morning to the editor and others receiving this message. My suite of poems, specifically Dulce et Decorum Est and Insensibility invites the reader into the world of frontline bloodshed, exposing the unbearable mental and physical effects frontline warfare has on the human condition. My poems provoke their audience to acknowledge the importance of telling the truth by exposing how superimposed war zeitgeist by glorious war author’s led youthful solder’s to the frontline with perilous…

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, which depicts thoroughly life during war in such a tremendous way, has been a masterpiece of literature and an outstanding success of its time. The novel introduces readers to the peculiar diversity of thoughts and emotions of soldiers and leads us to believe that war has a substantial influence on people’s maturity and transformation. It can be seen from the character Henry Fleming, who at first was a mere coward filled with vanity and selfishness,…

Literature often focuses on the idea of truth, either by revealing it or trying to explain it. Two works of literature that fall into this category are: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, which follows the author’s experiences in the Vietnam War, and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, a novella that tells the tale of a man named Marlow’s journey through the Congo during 19th century. Heart of Darkness tackles motifs of prejudice and hypocrisy with the work’s main purpose being to challenge…

Exposure Analytical Essay The unnecessary outbreak of war is consistently highlighted throughout Wilfred Owens poem ‘Exposure’. It is clearly expressed about how vulnerable the soldiers were during the war and the anticipation created by optimistic attitude towards war. The poem provides the reader with a detailed description of the constant awful and cold weather conditions during one of the worst winters in WW1. It demonstrates that many of the soldiers were exposed to the harsh conditions…

Throughout Stephen Crane’s poem, strong visual descriptions are used to identify the negative effects of war. One may describe war as cruel, horrific, and inhuman. Throughout the twentieth century and even before, war was portrayed as magnificent and if the people went to fight for their country they were considered a hero. So why would anyone not serve as a soldier in war? Throughout Stephen Crane’s War is Kind, strong visual descriptions are used to identify the negative effects of war. An…

The Oxford English Dictionary defines romance as “A quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life” Romance is the element behind horror films and videogames like Call of Duty. Yet it also is behind patriotism. It can drive people to fight for what is theirs and what they are a part of. Kantorek was key in getting Paul and the gang to enlist. His motivating speeches about patriotism, duty, and devotion sparked a romance inside of them. However, fighting didn’t end…

The writings “How to Tell a True War Story”, “Dulce et Decorum est”, and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” offer contrasting portraits of war. The contrasts between “How to Tell a True War Story”, “Dulce et Decorum est”, and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” can clearly be outlined through their acknowledgement of the most prevalent, unavoidable element of war, death. “How to Tell a True War Story” by Tim O’Brien, address death as a matter of fact, consequence of war. Though, O’Brien is…

War has been in the world since the start of humans. Many people encourage it while other don’t. In the poem Who's for the Game? By Jessie Pope, and the poem Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen both of them are about war. Jessie Pope's poem was written first then Owens followed. The two poems are different in the way of views of war. Pope, talks how you cannot get hurt and that you should go for your country, while Owen's is a poem from what war actually is not what the people think it is.…

Beach Burial written by Australian poet Kenneth Slessor is a harrowing elegy which mourns the vast destruction of war. Grasping a thorough understanding of the historical context of the poem is imperative in order to recognize the purpose and impact of the poem. The poem demonstrates a powerful critique of the nature of war through the exploration of ideas such as the anonymity of soldier’s deaths and how it is death that delivers soldier’s from the horrors of war. The success of the poem can be…

The panels that presented on Czeslaw Milosz’s poetry and my own analysis of “A Song for the End of the World” helped shape my understanding of the importance irony and Milosz’s desire to depict the atrocities felt by the Polish during World War II have in his work. Milosz was a Polish poet who lived through World War II. The impact of the war is seen throughout all of his poetry. In the poem “Incantation” Milosz uses images commonly associated with World War II and the Holocaust, such as “bars”…