The First World War was an industrial war in which hundreds of thousands of men were exposed to extreme physical conditions. This was because the armies of men were positioned in the trenches at stalemate. The emotional effects that occurred were due to the fact that they no one had experience anything like this before.
The four poets all take different approaches in attempting to portray the effect that war has on the people involved. Rupert Brooke wrote towards the start of the war, this is why when you read his poems there is a strong air of patriotism, unlike Siegfried Sassoon who focuses more on protesting about the war. Wilfred Owen goes on to portray the emotional side of the war where some people become angry about it whereas Isaac Rosenberg goes on the search for understanding. Faulks uses different characters throughout Birdsong to portray the changing response to war. These characters vary between times, we see what effects the war has on people actually involved in the war and on people many tears after the war has finished.
As I said above, Brooke is a poet that focuses more on the patriotic side of the war, his poem "The Soldier" represents this fact very well. Them poem itself soldier is written in the form of a sonnet, 14 lines of iambic pentameter, divided into an octave and sestet. The poem is written as if it was the last words of a soldier, writing a message to his family and loved ones whilst on the battlefield. It uses repetition to get the point of the poem across, the word England is used many times to emphasis the patriotic nature of the poem and makes it seem somewhat passionate. It grows in emotion towards the end as the use of commas increases, this could be to suggest tears which supports the theory that it might be a soldiers last words. The whole poem actually personifies England: -.
"Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;".
This along with patriotism creates a powerful and emotional justification for war, which is what many people had a yearning for during the 1st world war.
Where does that raging fire in the stomachs of Americans come from as they watch the Talibans burn our flags and dance in the streets over the deaths of thousands of Americans? ... Where does patriotism come from? ... It is a love and an understanding for what your country does and what it stands for. ... This is patriotism. ... That is patriotism....
Truly, being a national hero is rewarding and poses as a figure for modeling nationalism and patriotism. ... In his essay "Veneration without Understanding," he analyzed the real story behind the process of Rizal's being the national hero. ... The author asserted that Rizal condemned revolution and his reality of what is independence and freedom was different from what were reflected on the textbooks. ... Today, Jose Rizal is viewed as a role model for people and a continuous reminder of nationalism and patriotism. ... We could also learn from the limitations and weaknesses of R...
The young men soon realize that these ideals of nationalism and patriotism are empty promises. ... Paul Baumer and his classmates volunteer for WWI on the belief in patriotism and nationalism. ... Paul is then sent back to his company and during a battle he is separated from his company. ... Nationalism and patriotism were at the heart of every soldier in WWI. ... But in the novel, he does portray the main character, Paul, as being a sensitive, understanding, sympathetic person because of the way he had Paul interact with the so-called enemies. ...
It is fairly obvious that I am a fair way from El Paso, and many people just like me from around the globe frequent the board on numerous occasions each day. ... In Figure 1 there is an example of a post I made on the Sparta message board, asking a question about people's thoughts on the phrase "Patriotism breeds Racism". ... Hearing would have been utilised in the receiver's heads as they spoke the message out, in their own voice, inside their own heads, to help them decode the message in a way to best suit their own understanding. ... In one reply you can see they referr...
Before we can determine if outsourcing is a wise corporate strategy, we must first have a common understanding of the practice and the reasons why some find it concerning. ... These figures represent annual job loss rates of close to twice those seen from 2000 to 2007. ... They are based on personal opinion (patriotism), and case studies of poor contract management. ... When outsourcing is properly executed, a corporation can benefit significantly from it by: 1. ... The arguments against outsourcing mostly rely on individual opinion (patriotism), and corporate mismanagement of outsourcing cont...
Jensen is very critical of the term patriotism. He claims how patriotism cannot be defined as a feeling. ... Emma Goldman states "Patriotism retards our moral development " because "The greater the destructive power of a nation, the greater the potential danger of patriotism " (48). ... The Cultural-Doves focused on understanding culture while ignoring debate about war and other crucial political issues. ... With these different intellectuals out there it made it hard for people to get one clear and accurate understanding or direction on the issues. ...
This pluralism is not merely a matter of multi-ethnicity, it is also a matter of political expression and understanding. ... As the motto reads, E pluribus unum - from many, one. ... [and] in this sense, it is different from most of the others. ... The notion of patriotism ranks highly among the exceptional aspects of America. ... Americans continue to yearn for "political community, passionate affirmation and explicit patriotism". ...
Several of his key strengths are his patriotism, understanding, knowledge, and strong sense of morality. ... He speaks of how he misses receiving letters from home telling of local news or hearing about what is going on with his acquaintances within his community. ...
What the belief is may differ from others. ... The great sacrifice of death should not stop someone from their duty. ... That is why he believes that it is very important for the people to truely care about their patriotism in order to keep their great country the way it is. There was much optimism from those who followed Pericles and that was the base of his belief, the idea that good always triumphs over evil. ... With self-examination and the understanding of justice a good citizen will see the evil doings going on around him. ...
