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In ‘Of the Great White War’ (Thomas Burke) and ‘Base Details’ (Siegfried Sassoon), what views do the poets express about the w
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In 'Of the Great White War' (Thomas Burke) and 'Base Details' (Siegfried Sassoon), what views do the poets express about the way old men treat young men in wartime? How do the poets' words help you to share these views? In 'Base Details' ('BD') by Siegfried Sassoon(1886- 1967), the young soldier speaking assumes the position of a scarlet Major, mocking their attitudes to war and their ignorance of the young lives wasted. In 'Of the Great White War' ('GWW') by Thomas Burke (1887- 1945) the speaker observes the role reversal between the old, who become young, and the young, who become old. This happens because the young have gone to war whilst the old are enjoying their second youth. In 'BD' Siegfried Sassoon was a soldier who fought in the war so would have a negative but real perspective of the war. Both are anti- war poems, undermining the propaganda that was used...
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