Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!--An ecstasy of fumbling
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime.--
Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning... Dulce Et Decorum Est
by Wilfred Owen
War
The works that we have selected each display different perceptions of war as told to
society. We begin with the War Posters Of World War II. These were used to promote
participation of the American people using different psychological approaches such as,
fear, compassion, guilt as well as glamorizing womenÍs role to the war efforts. Next we
looked at the work by Steven Crane, A Mystery Of Heroism. This is a narrative work
which describes the harsh realities of war as perceived by an American solider. Lastly
we explored a Poem by Wilfred Owen, Dulce et Decorum est. This poem exposes his
audience to the devastating mortality of World War I as seen through his own eyes.
Although Owen is a British writer, his experiences and the message of the poem are
universal. Our purpose is show the contrasting interpretations of war through these
works. While the War Posters tend to glamorize and inspire participation, Steven
Crane and Wilfred Owen offer the grimmer side of war.
- A discussion of American World War Two propaganda posters
- Dene Schultz and Brian Wenzel
- An analysis of Stephen Crane's A Mystery of Heroism
- Christina Lynch
- An analysis of Stephen Crane's A Mystery of Heroism
- Dee Dee DuBois
Dene Schulze Kristie Mercado Kaoya Komaki Kathleen Yowler Christopher Cawthon
Damon Martin Hay R. Dalia Perez Kayo Takeda
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