Explication of Greater Love
Wilfred Owen’s “Greater Love” and Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front are two pieces of literature that examine the bond that men made with each other during World War I. The speaker in “Greater Love” tells of the sacrifices made during war to his lover, who he does not believe can understand the relationships made between soldiers. All Quiet on the Western Front is a story told from the perspective of a German soldier caught up in a war he doesn’t understand. Both stories suggest that the love made between soldiers during the combat is the purest type possible. Wilfred Owen compares the love between soldier and the love between a man and a woman many times to show how strong the camaraderie between soldiers is. Owen does this by comparing different aspects of war to a characteristic of a woman. In the first stanza he compares war to her lips, in the second stanza he compares it to her figure, in the third it is compared to her voice and in the last stanza he compares the sacrifices made during war to the fullness of her heart. The speaker states that “Kindness of wooed (The women) and wooer (The man)/ Seems shame to their love pure” (line 4). The love b
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Approximate Word count = 1327
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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