Dulce Et Decorum Est Analysis

When at war, there are some disturbing scenes that these soldiers must habituate to such as hazardous trenches, fields covered by deceased troop members, and witnessing shootings and explosions on the regular. In “Dulce et Decorum Est” written by Wilfred Owen, he creates an atmosphere in the readers’ mind representing the war grounds with the effective use of imagery. The text enables the readers to understand the severity of other troop members’ slow and painful deaths but sharing that “you could hear at every jolt, the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs” (Owen, 1920). This saying illustrates the disturbing scenery these men must witness as one of their team members is suffering and are incapable helping him. There is nothing worse

The men are constantly soaking wet, are forced to work countless hours with minimal rest, and due to a lack of a healthy diet, these men are susceptible to become severely sick. Owen states, “coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge” and “limped on blood-shot. All went lame; all blind” (Owen, 1920) expressing that these men are suffering from illnesses and yet they are expected to persevere through the wet mud and sacrifice their well-being during their mission. The amount of terrifying challenges these men are faced with is an incredible burden to them but are always expected to perform with strength and determination despite having a short supply. Although these occurrences are not desirable, they are quite common. In “The Things They Carried” written by Tim O’Brien there are very similar shocking events that take place. These men also witness the deaths of their closest friends and “they used {their} poncho{s} to wrap {them} up, then to carry {them} across the paddy, then to lift {them} into the chopper that took {them} away” (O’Brien,