The Reality of War and Death Depicted in Owens Poem, Dulce Et Decorum

If we look at the history of the world with a kaleidoscope, we can see the different aspects of warfare and what effect it had on the principal of different people and artists such as poets, painters and authors. Many poets romanticized war, luring it with their pen and bighearted it a beautiful look by glorifying death and obliging new-made blood to fight for their motherland. For example the poems Peace by Rupert Brooke and Fall In by Harold Begbie painted war with the highlights of glamorous and sensation. Apart from poets there are also politicians who achieved their aims with the help of war and effect while others who used the weapons of non violence to achieve their goals. The most famous example is of Adolf Hitler who took the aid of war to appropriate the territories. The media also has a great impact on the mind of the public, corresponding newspapers, televisions, radios arouses the publics interest and motivates the young generation to join the multitude and figh t for the nation. However, there are artists who look at war in its very naked form. For example the poet Wilfred Owen in his poem Dulce Et Decorum Est demonstrates that no sweetness or honor is earned in dying for onenesss country, instead humanity is taken away during war. In the jump stanza Owen uses strong metaphors and similes to convey a meaningful warning. The first line, Bent double, alike old refuses under sacks, describes the soldiers tremendous exhaustion. They have been brought down to a beggars level and are being compared to low society. To reinforce this the loudspeaker system says, And towards our distant rest began to trudge (3). Everything seemed farther and so the troops lust for relaxation and peace. Owen uses metaphorsMen marched asleep. Many had lost their boots/B... ...Unlike other poets who glorified war and eluded peoples mind Owen brought the reality of war and death in front of peoples eyes. War is not just fleck for your nation and gaining victo ry, it is looking at death and inhumanity eye to eye and experiencing agony, suffering and reality. The name of heroes and heroism just remains in delivery but the reality is the inhuman situation faced during the war. In my flavour war is not a solution to all problems, there is no need for bloodshed, killing, violence and destruction. The problems, the difference of opinion and disputes can be colonized by non violence, agreements and understandings. Mahatma Gandhi proved to the world that you can achieve your aim by means of non violence and peace. He rightly said I purpose to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary the evil it does is permanent.