In a desperate attempt for peace, as ironic as it may be, we create chaos, resulting in the death of millions at a time. Firearms burn bright in the dim sun, exposing the vibrancy of blood-stained suits. As the bullets penetrate skin, the life of another innocent individual has already been lost. Families never to hear a last, “I love you” before their loved one tragically passes in a loud, chaotic mess. They run towards the danger, knowing exactly what result the soldiers might have gotten in the gamble of life or death. “War Is Kind and Other Lies” by Stephen Crane he uses irony to protest war. It claims in the text and title that “War is Kkind”, which certainly cannot be true. War is gruesome and brutal, seemingly the opposite of what the document states. Authors use irony to display the different perspectives of the …show more content…
The mixed emotion is most likely due to frustration and guilt, the trauma of war scarring him as the memories of horrific events flood back. Random thoughts and emotions are thrown together in an attempt to convey multiple platforms of negativity, and the entirety of it being a single sentence, barely giving you enough time for air. Imagery is sprinkled in, adding scenes you can almost see as though it were reality. The horrific sight of death due to toxic gas exposure was described eerily specific, so much so that you might experience nausea reading it. Powers and Crane had both used structure in their pieces, however, Crane had mostly used irony, as his document was almost entirely flipped, having the center of the text, “War is kind”. What Crane did not add was the scattered text, which Powers used incredibly. The reader mostly, if not completely speechless having read it. Powers uses imagery to paint a picture of an intense feeling of guilt and trauma, almost like a short, mild recap of what actually