Examples Of World War 1 Horrors
Horrors Of World War 1 War is a horrible phenomenon, war is caused by conflict which usually turns into death. All Quiet On The Western Front and “Dulce Et Decorum Est” both have many instances of Horrors Of War including what happened in the trenches with the rats and the Mustard Gas that was spread out in World War 1. In World War 1 soldiers would throw grenades full of Mustard Gas and threw the grenade across the enemy lines. During the war people would scream “GAS! Gas! Quick, boys!--An ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time; But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And floundering like a man in fire or lime”(Owen). During these situations, soldiers would be screaming for help after they were attacked
with Mustard Gas. The gas would be like fire because it would basically melt the person from the inside out. Another incident that would happen during war was the rats in the trenches or dugouts. Trenches were where the soldiers would hide down low so that they could not be shot at, and in the trenches were rats that were “mighty hungry. Almost every man has had his bread gnawed. Kropp wrapped his in his waterproof sheet and put it under his head, but he cannot sleep because they run over his face to get at it… In the adjoining sector they attacked two large cats and a dog, bit them to death and devoured them”(Remarque 102-103). The rats in these trenches were monsters, they would eat anything and anyone. The rats would not only feed on bread but also on the corpses on the dead soldiers. A final horror of war were bombshells. These shells would cause “momentary flashes of lights, and with pale faces and pressed lips shake our heads. Every man is aware of the heavy shells tearing down the parapet, rooting up the embankment and demolishing the upper lays of concrete”(Remarque 106). These shells would destroy everything within the blast radius, including people. There are many Horrors of War including, rats, bombshells, and Mustard Gas. All of these affect people negatively.
with Mustard Gas. The gas would be like fire because it would basically melt the person from the inside out. Another incident that would happen during war was the rats in the trenches or dugouts. Trenches were where the soldiers would hide down low so that they could not be shot at, and in the trenches were rats that were “mighty hungry. Almost every man has had his bread gnawed. Kropp wrapped his in his waterproof sheet and put it under his head, but he cannot sleep because they run over his face to get at it… In the adjoining sector they attacked two large cats and a dog, bit them to death and devoured them”(Remarque 102-103). The rats in these trenches were monsters, they would eat anything and anyone. The rats would not only feed on bread but also on the corpses on the dead soldiers. A final horror of war were bombshells. These shells would cause “momentary flashes of lights, and with pale faces and pressed lips shake our heads. Every man is aware of the heavy shells tearing down the parapet, rooting up the embankment and demolishing the upper lays of concrete”(Remarque 106). These shells would destroy everything within the blast radius, including people. There are many Horrors of War including, rats, bombshells, and Mustard Gas. All of these affect people negatively.