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Discuss Owen's presentation of war and soldiers in 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' and 'Disabled'
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Poetry Coursework by William Anderson Discuss Owen's presentation of war and soldiers in 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' and 'Disabled' When World War 1 broke out in 1914, most of Britain rejoiced. There was a rush to join the army and many young men did as they decided it was their patriotic duty to fight for their 'mother country'. Many also joined the army because they thought the war would be an adventure and because war was being glorified and made into an exciting game at that time. Being a soldier gave you a higher status and a public respect. These ideas were reflected in many early war poems such as Rupert Brooke's 'The Soldier' and Jessie Pope's 'Who's for the Game?' In the poem the 'The Soldier' Brooke gives war a clean, sanitized and idealistic look, such as making England seem the perfect place and associating England with...
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