As other novels dishonestly romanticize and glorify war, Heller does the opposite. A main theme Heller tries to convey throughout the novel is that the reality of war is absurd and corrupt, as well as the people involved in war. Although Yossarian is selfish and untrustworthy, Heller slowly shows the reader that these seemingly dislikable characteristics of Yossarian show a type of heroism. As Yossarian evolves, the reader comes to realize that Yossarian’s obsession with preserving his life doesn’t necessarily emphasize his selfishness, but rather the value he puts on life. Throughout most of the novel, the reader follows Yossarian’s quest to escape the war,
Furthermore, Broe is creating an emphasis on the word ‘own’ in this sentence because she claims Plath is uneducated about Mein Kampf. This allows the audience to assume Broe is accenting Plath’s stupidity through the stanza written about Mein Kampf in her poem, “Daddy.” Later Broe goes on to say Plath “loses her own powers of descriptions to a senseless German prattle,” (Broe, 284). Moreover, Broe believes Plath’s allegory of Nazi-Jew is random and stupid and does not justify the proper of example of the relationship she ultimately held with her father. Broe also infers that by alluding to Nazi-Jew, Plath is only succeeding to put herself
It also severely restricted Germany’s military power. The treaty, to Germany, was something that was not only unfair, but also humiliating. This caused Germany to bear resentment against the winning powers and caused some to thirst for revenge. America’s policy of isolationism also played a major part in starting World War II. Their refusal to join the League of Nations severely weakened it, and effectively destroyed the League of Nation’s ability to follow through with its threats and stop wars.
This is a typical theme which runs through Edward Thomas' poems. He also explores the civilian public's hatred of “the Kaiser” and Germans. He definitely disagrees with it, and vehemently so too. The overall tone of the poem is one of disagreement, perhaps quiet anger. But this is also coupled with a tone of lofty love as well.
I found that I had no patience for it, it was far too depressing and boring, but I suppose that back then I was too naïve to truly understand the depth of it. Now that I’ve picked it back up, it made me realize how terrible humans can be to each other and the scarring effects war can have on someone. Remarque weaves a masterpiece reflected by his personal experiences and brings the pain of the Western Front into the hearts and minds of the reader. The book starts out with the introduction of a young Paul Bäumer. At first, he seems like a normal young man.
To what extent was the Treaty of Versailles fair to Germany? The Treaty of Versailles was created to cripple Germany so that they could not start another war. One side of the argument is that the Treaty was extremely unfair to Germany, as it took away some of her most valuable assets and fuelled nationalism. However, the other side of the argument is that as Germany caused a lot of damage, she deserved to be punished and prevented from stirring up more trouble. The military clause was the harshest and most damaging clause, and was greatly disapproved of by Germany.
Source W suggests that Bethmann was a ‘sensitive, passive and Fatalistic man’ these claims further support the idea that Germany was dragged in to these political time bombs because of some in capabilities. Source W is clearly seen to be Intentionalist source where it’s referring Bethmann-Holwegg and his weaknesses. It’s evident that Germany was sort of dragged into these conflicts because of their commitments. The foreign policy they were following certainly did not help when it came to conflicts. Source W also tells us ‘German actions going back to the 1890s had done so much to create international tension’ further blaming German foreign policy for being the cause of the war.
With his effective use of imagery, diction and irony, Wellford Owens strips away the glory of war and reveals the horror of what it was really like to fight in WWI. Imagery is one of the powerful devise Owen uses to show the realities of war in his poem. Owen uses descriptive words and graphic imagery to provoke feeling and deep emotions within the reader as a way of driving home his anti-war message. For instance, he writes of “froth-corrupted lungs,’’(22)”sores on innocent tongues” (24)and even describes the dying man’s face as a “devil’s sick of sin“(20). As a reader one cannot help but get a mental picture of the terrible war condition as well as feel deep compassion for the soldier.
The terms “Mother” and “Father” are extremely offensive and are considered illegal in this society. Huxley’s depiction of love, science and religion support the ineffectiveness
Sacrificing innocent for population control is, in my opinion, just wrong in itself. Germ warfare and famine target humanity at large. It confuses all morality for power. A perfect example of this was the Gulf War. I feel it is definitely wrong to fire on you own land, especially when it distracts large populations from hard work, economic development, and the demands of spiritual growth and self-mastery.