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The Wound Dresser 'And Stephen Crane's War Is Kind'

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One out of every two families of war is a noncombatant caught in the crossfire. In Walt Whitman’s “The Wound Dresser” and Stephen Crane’s “War is kind” they both talk about the negative and positive effects of war. Families who are torn by war are beautifully depicted in both poems.Ultimately these two poems highlight the idea of hope.
The title “War is kind” is quiet deceiving considering that it's everything but kind in fact it shows a disturbing critique of war. The people during this civil war period were greatly effected. The line “Mother whose heart hung humble as a button” of Stephen Cranes poem clearly illustrates divided emotions associated with war and those who fight for their country. The poet uses imagery, simile, illustration
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