1. Analysis - Poems of World War II
... meant () to exterminate people and degrade human beings () eliminating () spontaneity itself as an expression of human behavior and of transforming the human personality into a mere thing" (124). Thus, this image particularly presents a clear impression of one of the intentions of the poem: in a total domination state there is no place for spontaneity. Furthermore, under the organization of the poem Niemöller expresses the danger of total domination by 1,4,7 lines; "First they ... of the most important human characteristic, so accomplishes the speaker's isolation which manifests his to...
- Word Count: 1800
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate