Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields”, Ernst Junger’s Storm of Steel, and Lewis Milestone’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” present different accounts of World War I. McCrae displays the sorrow of losing comrades while exhorting the public to continue to fight in memory of those who died. Junger writes a gripping account of his experience as a fearless young man in the war. “All Quiet on the Western Front” combines both the sorrow of McCrae’s poem with Junger’s fearless attitude to deliver a war story reminiscent of the personalities of the soldiers. All three works manipulate the use of syntax to evoke a sense of remorse as their audiences recognize the reality of death that manifests in war. McCrae employs syntax to display remorse through his stylization and organization
Allow me to present to you the poem “November” by Lorna Davis. This beautiful piece uses vivid imagery to describe the desolate and melancholy turn of seasons between October and November. It is a classic Shakespearean sonnet, made up of three quatrains with perfect ABAB rhyme schemes, a volta, and a couplet. The author has really taken advantage of this structure to amplify the messaging by grouping together lines with similar meanings to create poetic rhythm as well as isolating certain parts to allow them to stand out more. If you look at lines 3-6, there is a motif of things deteriorating; the trees “have grayed”, the sunlight is “cold and tired”, and the “fruitful time’s approaching end”.
World War I was a brutal time period, with over hundreds of deaths each day. The soldiers in this period had great exposure to many harsh environments and moments. The novel All Quiet On the Western Front emphasizes the many themes consisted throughout World War I. The novel focuses on the essence of camaraderie,the horrors of war, and transformation from man to animal.
As the day begins and the seasons begin to shift from winter to spring “the light comes brighter from the east; the caw/ of restive crows is sharper on the ear” (1-2) The caw of the crow sounds sharper at the start of the day when the individual has just awaken. The new brightness of the sun also indicates that it has more life in the spring. To initiate the changing of the seasons “the sun cut deep into the heavy drift/ though still the guarded snow is winter-sealed”(5-6) The sun tries desperately to thaw the ground but winter refuses to give up without a battle.
Hesiod concentrates on the human soul after he finishes describing the wind. “It does bend the old man like a wheel’s timber.” Hesiod creates the image that the old has been through these types of bad days before. Hesiod connects winter with the stages of life by experience. From how the wind bends the old man to when the old No-Bones the polyp gnaws his own feet.
The speaker begins the second stanza by asking has anyone seen autumn hanging around his/her store. The speaker states that occasionally one that search across the land for autumn might find autumn positioned on a granary’s ground with the his/her hair blowing in the wind. The speaker suggest that one can find autumn
”(p. 128) Winter represents the war that has taken over the thoughts of everyone and has taken the lives of some. The sky reflects the war, even on
War carries important morals that heighten the perspective of men and women on their nation, but it also entails many acts and experiences that leave lasting effects on their emotional and physical state. Throughout the following texts, Paul Baumer, the dead soldiers, and Kiowa’s comrades all sustain losses that compel them to persevere and fight harder. All Quiet on the Western Front, Poetry of the Lost Generation, and an excerpt from In the Field all connect to the recurring theme, horrors of war, that soldiers face everyday on the front line through the continuous battle. War involves gruesome battles, many of which lead to death, but these events forever affect the soldier’s mind and body. In All Quiet on the Western Front, men experience horrific sights, or horrors of war, through the depiction of the terrain, death, and the
Many stories throughout history attempt to recreate what war seemingly feels like. War is largely undescribable to those who have not actually experienced it, but literary devices can bridge the gap between actual experience and “experience” gained strictly through reading. Specifically, in The Things They Carry, the author appeals to the reader's senses and by doing this creates an image in the reader’s mind. This image helps the reader create an empathetic and more legitimate depiction of the war experience. Furthermore, word choice helps the reader decipher the mucky world of war by creating imagery that helps them relate to their own experiences.
We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers- we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant human animals (Remarque 56). The book, “ All Quiet on The Western Front” , written by Erich Maria Remarque is a book about World War I where soldiers are consistently surrounded by death, fighting, and the bare survival instincts that war brings out in people. World War I effected poetry greatly by the death and bitter pain it brought to people's lives which influenced their writing. In literature war was viewed as an honor and people were excited for it because they believed heroes were made but they never considered the price it would cost.
Frederick Banting is a name that unfortunately like so many, has became less familiar with the average Canadian as the years go by. It is because of this that so many do not see the significance with his name as opposed to other well known Canadians today. Familiarity aside, Frederick Banting is decisively, one of the most important Canadians to have ever walked the earth potentially having an impact on the entire human species up to present day. Sir Frederick Grant Banting was born on November 14th, 1891 in Alliston, a small settlement in the town of Tecumseth approximately 60 kilometers north of Toronto. Frederick grew up in a large family of seven and remained a fairly regular boyhood on his family farm.
Also in line 19, the word “autumn” appears, and it gives the image of the fall of life, and a time that is near death. Even more, “shroud” which is used to describe people’s heart, originally means a piece
“It was a divine spring; and season contributed greatly to my convalescence” (p.49). From this passage shows that the blooming of plants in the spring, it represents rebirth. Moreover, summer, autumn and winter
In the poems “Disabled” by Wilfred Owen and “The Bright Lights of Sarajevo” by Tony Harrison, both poems present the truths of war. However, both differ in terms of setting and contrast that help depicts the similarities between their theme. Disabled takes place within World War I as Owen vividly describes the subject’s amputation, but the poem is centered around the subject’s adjustment to civilian life after war. In The Bright Lights of Sarajevo although Harrison discusses the consequences of partaking in war in the town, he illustrates the way in which life goes on regardless the horrific impact. Through use of setting and contrast, both poets contribute to presenting the theme of the realities of war.
My vision for the contribution I would like to make in the field of psychology and my community is to create a more effective means of assessing current and future employees to unlock their true potential. Assisting in finding a career they can believe in and truly make a difference. In my current position I am lucky to work in the community in which I live as well as a neighboring community. I have the opportunity to use the knowledge gained from my studies at Cappella to make a difference in the lives of people I work with and care about. When I first began this course I knew that a degree in Industrial and Organizational psychology would enhance and add to the knowledge I already had and assist me in providing a better service to my client.
