The Tragedy Of World War II By Siegfried Sassoon - 1130 Words

throughout History, a major tragedy caused the world to become chaotic, which lead to millions of brave individuals to lose their life. This horrific tragedy, World War 1 (the Great War), was the beginning of a long terrible journey. Many strong and mighty men volunteered to join the War with the persuasion of being â€Å"Hero’s†. These men did not realize the terror they would face when walking into this journey. Many soldiers were faced with seeing their fellow soldiers cold-blood drip from their aching bodies, their loving eyes becoming raged with anger by the conditions of their sleeping arrangements, and their hopes of ever returning home or being a â€Å"normal† human-being was wiped clean. This was the beginning of a major change in the lives of all individuals throughout the world. Before the War, many soldierss mindsets was that this war would turn them into â€Å"hero’s† and â€Å"men†. A poet, Siegfried Sassoon, wrote the famous poem ‘They’, explained, â€Å"The Bishop (authority) tells us: ‘when the boys come back/ they will not be the same† (1-2). These lines symbolizes how many or all soldiers were encouraged to join the War because they will come out a better individual, and everyone will look up to them. Many of these fellow soldiers entered the war singing, but suddenly realized the words given by an authority figure was all wrong, which led them to trust no one. So, before the war men were chosen to fight and given the encouragement of becoming a hero, then the view of the war