War and Pain
As stated in the Oxford Desk Dictionary, "war is 1 a armed hostilities, especially between nations; conflict; 3 a hostility or contention between people, groups, etc." War has become an event that many countries have relied on to end disputes or settle conflicts. As a result of "winning," whether it is land, money, or just working out a common flaw of society, many lives are lost. An unknown source once said "war is like an endless waltz, you can sit out as many songs as you want but the music will flow on forever" and this demonstrates the truth about war that it will constantly be in effect. Many inspirational and great American authors of novels, short stories, and poems have either served in a war and were affected by it personally, or have been affected by the disruption and pain that times of war create. Some of these authors include Stephen Crane, Tim O'Brien, John Steinbeck, Ambrose Bierce, Ernest Hemingway, and Randall Jarrell. These authors have shared different struggles, views, and feelings of war with the American public that have touched our hearts and impacted our lives. Just as war has the potential to help a country or a nation gain power and control, war can also cause many human beings to endure long ter
Thirdly, psychological pain and suffering is another risk that soldiers take. Randall Jarrell states it well in "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" when he says "[the soldiers were] six miles from earth, loosed from [their] dream of life," explaining how war pulled the soldiers away from reality and forced them to loose contact with their dreams. Many people don't realize the psychological damage that war can do to a person unless one has experienced it. The severity of violent acts and events that war brings about can lead states of withdrawal and disassociation. For instance, in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Ambrose Bierce wrote "...despite his suffering, he had fallen asleep while walking, for now he sees another scene-perhaps he had merely recovered from delirium" to show that killing a single man can send you into a state of shock and deliriousness. Besides the obvious physical dangers, there are many other ways that soldiers can be hurt; firstly, one of these is emotional. The emotional pain and suffering of leaving one's home is another risk that soldiers take when entering a war. War can be emotionally damaging due to the necessary separation from familiar surroundings which can become hard to remember. John Steinbeck writes, "But in addition to these ills, which come from the inside of a man are given him so that he can tempor
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