Susan Hill And Owen

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Although Susan Hill and Owen tell stories of two different worlds, they both convey very similar themes. Wilfred Owen paints a melancholic picture of the former soldiers’ life, and in doing this he creates a theme of isolation, dread and despair. We see that this man is now cut off from the rest of the world, isolated - “waiting for dark”. We see that he is unlike most men, he cannot experience life’s pleasures as he used to, having the war to blame for that. This theme, isolation, is also portrayed in the beginning of the poem – ‘waiting for dark’. Here, Owen suggests that he has nothing and no-one to distract him from his thoughts or to help him fill time. As the poem progresses, Owen builds upon the sense of loss and despair, leaving the