Global conflicts

and his search for redemption in the material world ends. The image of vision that derives from this revelation represents Hazel’s vision of eternity. The haze is lifted from his eyesight and the transformation begins. Once he is able to see the whole picture, however, Hazel realizes that repentance and his quest for salvation will require him to be blind to the physical, material world. Contemporary America has also been blinded by the material world in the past and in the present, which derives mostly from industrialization and capitalism. This issue becomes more prominent during the Cold War and its aftermath, which resulted in the United States establishing a global capitalist market. While it has provided a variety of answers to some of the world’s larger problems, global capitalism also presents global conflicts that further subject American people to the horrors of war and create cultural prejudices similar to those of the World War II controversy that caused America to question the likelihood of redemption. Nevertheless, O’Connor offers America hope through Hazel Mote’s beginning of vision. If America were to remove the mote from their eye, such as Hazel did in Wise Blood, they too could repent and be forgiven.…

In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway delves into the true cost of war on the individual. World War One, also known as The Great War, is one of the biggest wars in the modern history. Generations of young men were exposed to the horrors of warfare without being aware of the cost it would have on them. The war took a sense of innocence not only from these soldiers but also from the world. “The strange thing was, he said, how they screamed every night at midnight. I don’t know why they screamed at that…

the world were able to successfully shift the viewpoint of society by making World War I seem beneficial to the country. Governments used propaganda in order to give society the impression that World War I was worth fighting in and that the country would gain from participating in this war. Propagandists most commonly used videos and images to promote the war because they had the power to create a stronger connection with the viewer and more easily captivate the audience. As propaganda became…

Throughout war, death, and defeat, millions of words are spoken and the majority are damaging. In the novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the language are gut-wrenching. The protagonists undergo great changes throughout the story. This is shown in Max Vandenburg, a Jewish man who left his mother for safety from Nazis. While in Nazi Germany, he undergoes challenges. During this time, he learns to be thankful. While spending his life in silence and hiding from the world. Hans Hubbermann is a…

Remarque succeeds in giving brutal imagery throughout the novel. The reader surely understands the dynamics of this marvelous work. How changed are these young men. Change into veteran soldiers of war with no more foolish thoughts of patriotic bravery. How can they have such thoughts they ask since their former innocence no longer exists and now these words have no meaning if they ever did. The psychological condition of the men preparing for the next battle is made the more real when visiting…

World War Two took place from the 1st of September 1939 to the 2nd of September 1945. This event dramatically and completely transformed the roles of Australian women.The transformation of Australian women's role were significant because they transformed from only being permitted to be employed in unskillful jobs or family businesses, to being required to serve in the military services and having skillful jobs. In addition, Australia was enlisted in the war because it was one of the countries in…

Trauma is a world-wide known phenomenon that people have to live with all their lives. While trauma is mostly seen in the lives of victims of domestic violence or war veterans, it can take any shape and any level of intensity. In Virginia Woolf’s piece, Mrs. Dalloway and Wilfred Owen’s, “Dulce et Decorum Est” trauma is a consistent notion that is prominent in the characters’ lives. In Woolf’s piece, Septimus Smith is a World War I veteran who suffers from obvious trauma in the form of…

The First World War took over 16 million lives (“World War I Casualties”); however, the impact was much more immense than the lives taken. On top of this high death toll, over half of the surviving soldiers faced severe psychological damage which was treated incorrectly because of the social stigmas perpetuated by many doctors. The war impacted all aspects of life, not just the lives of the soldiers who fought. Despite the fact that Mrs. Dalloway is set in the summer of 1923, just five short…

His message is clear. Be kind to others and treat them with dignity and respect, as conflict between people, between countries, and even between worlds, leave a scar on humanity, too deep to fade, yet seem to also be so easily forgotten. His works are a gruesome and harsh example of the damage one human can do to another. If the horrific effects of World War One being showcased in Otto Dix’s paintings aren’t enough to tell the world to stop fighting, It is difficult to find another way to plead…

opposite. Owen uses structural devices to create visual effect on the terrible damage the war has caused, making the readers question the real meaning behind fighting. On the other hand, Brooke uses similar devices but instead chooses to lead his readers to his nationalistic views.  Figurative language and sound devices Wilfred Owen creates the sense of hostility of war for the readers through an extended metaphor by always referring to different weathers. Owen later enhances a miserable mood…