The Values of Wilfred Owen are reflected in his poetry.
The values of the English war poet Wilfred Owen are very much reflected in his poetry. His values in regard to war are shown through two of his poems in particular, 'Dulce et Decorum Est' and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'.Wilfred Owen saw the war not as a thing that must be cured by political action, but more as a tragedy that should be approached with compassion. Despite being one of his greatest works, 'Dulce et Decorum Est' didn't get past the bitterness that Owen felt, and hence didn't produce the pity that his other works produced. 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' was one of these poems. It encourages the reader to feel not only a sense of pathos towards the young boys who died for their country, but also the need for compassion. It reminds us that despite all the political battles being staged throughout a war situation, we must not forget the real people fighting for us and provide them with our constant support and compassion.The glorification of war is something that Owen was strongly against. This value is very present in 'Dulce et Decorum Est', especially in the last stanza. It refers to the famous Latin saying: "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" which means
This message also comes through in 'Anthem for Doomed Youth', but not quite as dramatic. A lie that is only for those who believe war is something that should be glorified. All his poems, especially 'Dulce et Decorum Est' and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' reflect his values regarding the war. The reason behind this opposition was that the political action usually involved battling with inhumane weapons designed for inhumane deeds. That whenever there was international conflict, the first impulse is to send the soldiers in to fight. One more thing that Owen was strongly against was man's preoccupation with violence. In the fourth stanza, he describes how he and his fellow soldiers "flung" the corpse into a wagon and only when the civilians and writers back in England had experienced what he had, could they write about the glory of dying for your country. So after experiencing the tragedy that was war himself, Owen continued to write about the lives that had been wasted over the four year period. Wilfred Owen was a very emotive poet who was very much against the war that he himself fought in and eventually died in. As mentioned before, something that Owen was very strongly against was the notion that war was something that had to be resolved by some kind of political action. But, it was not only the trained soldiers that were sent in to fight. This was something that Owen was very much against. In the second stanza, he gives an example of how he watched his comrade die as he failed to put his gas helmet on in time. According to Owen, war was a waste of human life. " They were the office workers who usually worked nine to five hours, but as this was not their actual job, they are working five to nine, and as they are not actual soldier, when the reality of war hit them, they couldn't handle it any longer.
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