Innocence Lost: The Soldier Poets of World War I
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SummaryBefore the Great War, "it had been almost fifty years since any major European power had attacked any similar country" (Childs 40). England did not remember what war was really like; the people knew nothing except for the romantic notion of war. They believed that to fight for one's country was not only noble but also one's duty as a citizen. Men and boys were excited about going to war and becoming heroes but were completely unprepared for the harsh realities that awaited them. The work of the WWI Soldier Poets reflects an entire generation's journey from innocence and optimism to horror and disillusionment.
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- In his poem Disabled, Wilfred Owen, usually considered to be the best of the Soldier Poets, lists some common reasons why young men enlisted in the war
- In Disabled Owen writes of a boy who lost his legs in the war and is destined to spend the rest of his life miserable and lonely
- In Sassoon's On Passing the New Menin Gate the poet derides the gate, a memorial to the soldiers who died in the war
- Owen's poem Greater Love compares romantic love with his love for his fellow soldiers and their love for their country and each other
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