The repetition of question marks and dashes illustrate the confusion and frustration witnessing Owens fellow comrades, it is a demanding tone begging for explanation for the entrapment of victims. And as a result, it encourages the reader to consider the impact the war had on both, the soldiers who survived, and those who didn’t. Dulce et Decorum Est brings to reality that war is not what people say it is. Given by its very title, ‘It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country’. Although, it only an illusion reinforced throughout the poem, along with its irony and sarcasm that is ‘The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori’, it is not sweet and fitting to die for ones country.
Kahn Lothar is explaining how Wiesel’s book strongly brings to life the experiences of humans being tormented and the ability to loose faith simply. Symbols such as fire represent this. Wiesel tells the reader his thoughts to inform the readers of the horrific experiences of concentration camp. When he arrives at camp he constantly thinking about how abruptly his life has changed. “So much has happened with such a few hours that I had lost all sense of time.
Not only does Blanche use harsh nouns to show theme of Stanley’s barbarism but the uses of verbs also emphasize the theme of barbarism. The verbs are very rough words such as grunting and gnawing. She also uses allusions of Bible as well as history to support how “barbaric” Stanley Kowalski is. In the beginning of the second half of the passage, Blanche mentions being made in God’s image. Blanche also explains that there has been progress towards humans being made in God’s image, with the exception of Stanley and his friends.
Nonetheless, the omissions and baseless presumptions present in this piece insult the intelligence enough that it is impossible to seriously consider Hardin’s point (which is stunning in its brutality). Consistently, he presents metaphors, comparisons, and ideas which do not hold up to scrutiny. His self-assured statements which at first seem to be logical support for his point become ludicrous when reviewed on their own merits. Hardin first reveals his sizeable bias by comparing the rich countries of the world to lifeboats. (p. 131).
War Photographer Essay War photographer is a very powerful message by Carl Ann Duffy. The poem is emotional and very powerful, in this poem, Duffy describes the experience of someone whose job it is to witness terrible crimes against humanity and bring them back to us many miles away. The poem is about how he deals with this kind of traumatic experience and how we must take more responsibility. Duffy makes it clear that these wars are happening across the from; Europe “Belfast”, To the Middle East; “Beirut”, To Asia, “Phnom Penh”. Duffy’s poem is about how we deal with the suffering of others, who might be far away.
“…And You Shall Teach Your Children”: Holocaust Denial and The Importance of Education The Holocaust illustrates how silence and indifference to the suffering of others, can however unintentionally, serve to perpetuate the problem. It is an unparalleled event in history that brings to life the horrors of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism, as well as the capacity for human evil. The Nazis were the original deniers of the Holocaust. Though, at the beginning they documented every killing and every policy, this was all done in secret and via code words (united states holocaust museum). Once it became clear that they were not going to win the war they made it their very mission to destroy every piece of evidence and documentation that called for the extermination of the Jewish people.
The poet is saying that people should not talk about war as enthusiastically as it gives the impression that war is glorious. Furthermore, he says that the idea that ’it is sweet and right’ to die for your country is entirely untrue. Through this, we are able to form the opinion that war is not okay because it is a serious thing that carries many negative consequences. In Wilfred Owen’s poem Dolce et Decorum est, the use of similes conveys the harsh reality of war on soldiers as it changes them dramatically and kills the majority of them. In the first two lines of the poem, Owen uses the similes “Bent double like old beggars under sacks, knocked kneed, coughing like hags” to paint a grim picture in readers minds of how the soldiers were.
This will include examples varying from that of the Sonderkommando who worked the gas chambers and crematoria, doctors who participated in Nazi research, corrupt Jewish officials and the Jewish staff who help supervise the death camps. This examination of gray zones will also include a discussion of the moral problems created in modern context which prohibit the understanding of such situations. Modern language and moral ideologies prevent us from conceptualizing such a scenario, thus providing us with an inadequate ability for social identification with life in the camps and ghettos. This modern barrier also creates a challenge when it comes to understanding the events which occurred because it is impossible for one to comprehend something so misanthropic without actually experiencing it. It is for this reason of comprehension that many of those who entered this gray zone did so willingly, not merely for their own survival but in hopes that they would be able to bear witness as a way of venerating those who did not survive.
Weisel’s choice of words for his speech is meant to horrify, anger, and otherwise arouse the audience into action. Many words used in his speech were used to cause feelings of anger and empathy. The word choice plays a major role in making the graphic illustrations so horrifying. The intensifying illusions made the speech more thrilling and cause several different emotions for the audience. Elie Wiesel illustrates the horror of Auschwitz and what some experience there.
Owen used his poems to deliver the truth about war and change the views of society at that time. He used graphic and gruesome imagery about the horrors of war in order to illuminate his feelings. The horrors of war are most vividly and strikingly captured in the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est.’ Owen attacks the reader with a barrage of detailed, gruesome, descriptions of life at war. He uses this technique of imagery to force the reader to visualize the truth about war. Owen also seeks to expose the betrayal of the authorities throughout poems such as ‘Disabled’ and ‘The parable of the old man and the young.’ He expresses how they acted with a disregard for the lives of their countries young men.