The horrors of war

The use of submarines, top of the range fighter jets (for that time) and radar equipment was shown throughout Pearl Harbour these technologies were used throughout the film to track down the enemy to attack resulting in mass destruction of civilians. All quiet on the western front was the best representation of the Horrors of War in all cases within society, friendship and survival pearl Harbour, The Third Day The Frost, and No Ordinary Sun also deal with the all the issue that relate to the horrors of war in depth. His attitude towards the war is negative and fearful and this worries his friends this is a good example of how naďve the teenagers were as they didn’t really realise what they were involved in until they saw how strange Kevin was this shocked them and they became much more aware of the trouble they were in after seeing how Kevin had changed. This is a very powerful way to describe the horrors of war and the magnitude of their horrific effects.

The characters in each text and how they have changed as a result of horrors of war. The tree in this poem has been formed into a monster as a result of the nuclear explosion. No Ordinary Sun describes and portrays this very well through visual images that you can imagine yourself however you want. No Ordinary Sun is a good example of this because if there was no nuclear bomb then everything would still be alive and living but because of the advancement of technology due to this the results were devastating all because of the advanced technology that influenced the horror of war. When Paul Baumer when back home on leave in All Quiet on the Western Front he thought that everything had changed in his hometown but he came to realise that it was him that had changed as a result of being out on the front line for so many months seeing things that you can’t imagine in your wildest dreams Paul realised that it was not his home anymore and that the front line was his home with his friends this was a sad thought for him as he realised that he couldn’t felt he couldn’t live in a civilised culture anymore because he had changed as a result of the horrors of war. “A huge bright light, like a phosphorescent flower so white and blinding that hurt my eyes”.

The Third Day, The Frost was the best example of the advancement and differences between technologies and their influences out of all the texts that I studied it showed that in war if you’re the under dog then you are greatly disadvantaged the group of teenagers were the under dog in this instance and all they had was old manual rifles and home made bombs and a crummy broken down truck whereas the enemy had automatic guns and artillery as well as tanks. But when Paul Baumer instinctively stabs a man that jumps in a ditch with him he then realises that the man was just the same as him “ an innocent person” and that the advancement of technology through the use of bombs makes it easier to kill and not feel thus influencing the horrors of war though being able to kill hundreds at one time rather than a personal one on one situation where feeling come into the equation.

“Tree let your arms fall” suggesting that it has no hope. All quiet on the western front enhanced the horrors of war with the use of automatic guns, gas bombs, and many others to intensify the effects on the de- personalisation of killing in war.

The way The Horrors of War is portrayed hinges on the overall effect, the advancement of technology and how the characters change as a result of the horrors of war.