Analysis Of Siegfried Sassoon s They And Men

Thematic- Unit 3 Throughout History, a major tragedy caused the world to become chaotic, which lead to millions of brave individuals to lose their life. This horrific tragedy, World War 1 (the Great War), was the beginning of a long terrible journey. Many strong and mighty men volunteered to join the War with the persuasion of being â€Å"Hero’s†. These men did not realize the terror they would face when walking into this journey. Many soldiers was faced with seeing their fellow soldiers cold-blood drip from their acing bodies, their loving eyes becoming raged with anger by the conditions of their sleeping arrangements, and their hopes of ever returning home or being a â€Å"normal† human-being was wiped clean. This was the beginning of a major change of the lives of all individuals throughout the world. Before the War, many soldiers mindset was that this war would turn them into â€Å"hero’s† and â€Å"men†. A poet, Siegfried Sassoon, wrot e the famous poem ‘They’, explained, â€Å"The Bishop (authority) tells us: ‘when the boys come back/ they will not be the same† (1-2). These lines symbolize how many or all soldiers were encouraged to join the War because they will come out a better individual, and everyone will look up to them. Many of these fellow soldiers entered the war singing, but suddenly realized the words given by an authority figure was all wrong, which led them to trusting no one. So, before the war men were chosen to fight and given the encouragement of becoming a hero, then theShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of Wilfred Owen s Poem Dulce Et Decorum Est1692 Words   |  7 Pagesbut he was innocent to the realism of war. In April, he sustained shell-shock during active service, which led to his return to Britain. While being treated at the Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh, he met one of his literary idols, Siegfried Sassoon, who gave him the idea and incentive of using his experiences of war to write poetry. The summer of 1917/18 is when he wrote his most creative works after experiencing the horrendousness of trench warfare first-hand. Social context of WWI