O'Brien's extract conveys to the readers the contradictory feelings that war evokes in a person. War can be seen in different perspectives and can be felt with many different emotions. The author describes war as astonishing; an adjective rarely used in the general opinion. But O'Brien has seen and felt first hand, and writes that war makes you grow up and learn about yourself as a person. You learn to value life in those desperate moments where death comes close.
However, personal experience is also a factor which impacts on every conflict, and from what the person has experienced from their own past, it can change the way that person views the other. Prejudice is a major issue which plays a huge role in the conflict of Twelve Angry Men, where Rose has this factor impacting on the play as a whole. The conflict in twelve Angry Men is one which explores the limits of racism, “one of them”, and displays many prejudice acts that meet the measures of life in 1950s America. Rose had the involvement of the jury, and the case its self, as an illustration of prejudiced actions and forms of personal behaviours
In Henry V, Shakespeare presents the audience with the reality of war and conflict. Explore this presentation with reference to Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est, and other poems for the collection. The presentation of conflict in Henry V highlights the multi-dimensional aspect of the theme as Shakespeare explores its effect on the individual and society men as a whole. This conflict is illuminated in the poetry of war across the centuries. There are many aspects of conflict in both Henry V and Dulce et Decorum Est.
Despite the fact that war photography is widely understood to provide insight into the real terrors of war, there are many flaws in the believed objectivity of these photos. Although war photography is thought to purposefully cause the viewer to repudiate war, it ironically justifies and fuels conflict among its viewers. In her novel, Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag explores the depths of war photography and its effects on its viewers. Within the first few chapters of the novel, Sontag discusses the violent nature of war photography and its expected effects on its viewers; stating that while photographs can effect us and move us momentarily, they cannot move us beyond the image in order to construct an interpretation. She supports her main view by questioning the capability of the viewers to comprehend the raw terrors of war.
This implies that physically he is young, though it is soon discovered that his mental state is not quite as intact, as pointed out by Hardy “Stanhope really is a sort of freak”. The audience is quickly introduced to the dependency on drink that the soldiers have, and the change in Stanhope is reinforced by Raleigh’s memories of him at school, “He caught some chaps in a study with a bottle of whisky… he gave them a dozen each with a cricket stump.” This is wildly different from Stanhope’s character now, and represents the dramatic measures taken by soldiers to forget their daily suffering. The play introduces the issue of Stanhope’s drinking almost immediately; giving the impression that he is reliant on drink and it is beginning to define his character. On the first introduction of Stanhope, he commands, “Damn the soup! Bring some whiskey!” After hearing Raleigh’s story of Stanhope’s anti-drinking past, this reliance on drink is made all the more shocking.
Stanhope is a “capable drinker” although many say he is a bit of a drunkard because he does drink a lot! Some say he is a bit of eccentric with the way he acts and some think he is ruthless due to his high expectations and addiction to war, and that he is blinded by his commitment to the army that he ignores the fact his men are ill with neuralgia. But he isn’t afraid of dying and he believes his soldiers should stick it out
Him being drunk in this scene allows Shakespeare to develop his character both positively and negatively through an example of malapropism. He mishears a question asked of him by Olivia and ultimately confuses the word ''lethargy'' with ''lechery.'' Although the result of this is comic, it is also quite a crude joke and is an example of 'bad comedy'. This shows that Toby has a rude, inappropriate side to him. The reader second guesses their first opinion of him and sees a selfish side to him, as he is drunk at his cousins funeral with no regards to other peoples feelings.
237) I know this quote demonstrates loneliness because after he stops laughing at the boy he then knows that the boy getting laughed at use to be himself getting made fun of by his friends and other people. Finally Daniel Keyes
What mattered was the truth of war and what he felt he must share and let people know. The pararhyme here links key words and ideas, without detracting from the meaning and solemnity of the poem, as a full rhyme sometimes does. However, the failure of two similar words to rhyme and the obvious omission of a full rhyme creates a sense of discomfort and incompleteness. It is a discordant note that matches well to the disturbing mood of the poem. Therefore, Theme 1: Brutality and horrors of war (and their effect on the individual) Poem 1: topic sentence, quotes, techniques, analysis/ significance/ effect, link to question Poem 2: topic sentence, quotes, techniques, analysis/ significance/ effect, link to question Paragraph 2 To Owen, war is not sweet, nor is it honourable and these ideas are explored throughout the poem, Dulce et Decorum est.
‘Apologia Pro Poemate Meo’ – Wilfred Owen ‘Apologia Pro Poemate Meo’ deals with the atrocities of World War I. The poem conveys the battle between good and evil, both within the soldiers themselves and war as a whole. This poem gives insight into Owen’s intent to criticise the people who persuade the soldiers to sign up. By starting the poem with ‘I’, Owen indicates this is a personal poem similar to ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ and ‘The Dead Beat’ but unlike these poems, it is not inspired by personal events. Yet like ‘The Send Off’ and ‘Spring Offensive’ , this poem encapsulates a note of prophecy and appears to have an exolted tone as through all the horrors of the war, the soldiers managed to ‘give their laughs more glee than shakes a child.’ This pure love and pure horror expressed in this poem is mutually exclusive.