One way in which Owen portrays the physical and mental consequences of war is via his emotive use of similes. In stanza one of ‘Mental Cases’ Owen questions about why these victims of war bare ‘teeth that leer like skulls’ teeth wicked?’. The simile is effective due to powerfully portraying the victims appearance as faces in which are distorted with pain and bewilderment. However, although the men may appear ‘wicked’, the reality is that are the absolute opposite as they are the victims of a wicked war, thus making the reader feel deep sympathy. This simile is reinforced in the next stanza, why do they look as they do?
How does Wilfred Owen present war though his poems? Wilfred Owen produce a poem called dulce et decorum est. In this poem Wilfred Owen explores the many horrors and cruel ordeals of World War One. He does this by using horrific imagery and techniques such as vivid imagery and dramatic descriptions. Owen then seeks to convince the reader that it is not honourable or right to die for your country, as the title of the poem suggests so.
The two texts offer readers and viewers different insights into the nature of war. Both texts use very graphic imagery which is disturbing and often macabre to illustrate the confronting reality of war. Annaud utilises visual imagery and music to help create an effectively realistic mise-en-scene throughout the film. Annaud affirms the importance of hope and love whilst demonstrating the brutal political nature of war. In “Fly Away Peter” Malouf constructs characters to show how war affects people.
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.
Making Catch-22 the remarkable as well as groundbreaking masterpiece it is today. Catch-22 is one of Heller’s greatest works because the book consisted of satirical humor which eased the thought of war. Heller changed the way America looked at war by showing the readers another side of war that could only be seen if one had participated in a war themselves, such as WW II. He had turned the realism of war into a surrealistic masterpiece “Mr. Heller’s novel changed the formula, and in the process lifted realism to new surrealistic level” (Solomita).
Marueen L. Love Hum 2282 J. Barda 12 Sept 2013 The Art of War by Sun Tzu ~Via~ The Sopranos What Social attitudes and/or cultural conclusions do their traits, plots, symbols, etc. suggest about peoples basic nature (If we look all around us we can see different scenarios, where manipulation is a way of life. Many different cultures have their own way of exhibiting knowledge and a use of manipulation to gain power or status). The comparison of Sun Tzu’s “Art of war” to the HBO hit series illustrates this. Sun Tzu a child prodigy racked with the desire to be acknowledged and in doing so realizes the strength and weaknesses to ensure victory, by deceit and/or planning.
The desire for superiority and domination has plagued the twentieth century by power struggles between nations in the form of wars and large numbers of casualties. Over the centuries, poetry has endeavoured to communicate human emotions and ideas. Some present a glorified war in order to portray their love and patriotic attitude to their audience. Such a view is presented in “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke. Quite alternatively, some poems demonstrate a more realistic representation of war such as Kenneth Slessor’s poem “Beach Burial” and the first excerpt from the film production ‘Saving Private Ryan’ which encapsulate the futility of war and the intolerable atrocities on innocent lives.
Mary Walsh 8/27/13 APUSH The Name Of War What makes a war memorable? Perhaps the tactics used to win, the weapons used to fight, or the words spoken to ignite it. King Philip’s War was memorable for many reasons; one being its gruesomeness and on the other hand the motives both sides had behind their combat. In The Name Of War by Jill Lepore it is clear that there are three major themes present in her writing: Puritan identity, language and literacy, and lastly memory. These themes all took a large role in why the war started and how it was finished.
The way that the nation has settle conflicts with other nations by going to war has impacted each individual that calls the United States home. Inevitably, war has both positives and negatives aspects that would create a great research paper. “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for
GAS! Quick, boys!’ places a confronting reality amongst the literature. In addition, polysyllabic verbs such as ‘fumbling’, ‘stumbling’ and ‘floundering’ force you, the reader to place emphasis on these depictive words which create visuals and mirror those moments of sheer desperation. It is through the controlling techniques of pace and imagery in my poetry that I hoped to depict the violence and utter vulnerability of life at war. However, the horror does not stop there, the dehumanisation is unrelenting.