Wilfred Owen's War Poems
How does Owen illustrate his presumption that war does not achieve anything favourable?
Through Wilfred Owen’s poems we see that he has conjured the idea of the result of war being futile due to the outcomes of certain situations he illustrates in his poems. In this assessment I will be analysing how Owen gives a mimesis to the reader that war is indeed pointless. “Wilfred Owen wanted to show the true cost of war, Wilfred wanted people to understand that it wasn't all heroic actions but was gruesome and scary for most.” (Mdowning on the aims of Wilfred’s war poetry) The two main poems in which his imagery shows us war is futile are in “Mental Cases” and “Disabled” however the way in which he shows us in the two poems varies.
In Disabled Owen details a disconsolate anecdote to evidently outline why war is so pointless and doesn’t achieve anything. The actual context denotes a man who once was at the prime of his laugh, flirting with girls and playing football- a popular figure in society however, after he joined war looking for even more prestige it went horribly wrong for him and the fall In which he encountered is what Owen so vividly highlights through a multitude of different features he uses and this is how Owen illustrates how war is futile.
When given the idea of the man remembering his memories we see that Owen uses sensory imagery to portray a bright jolly picture, “glow lamps budded” and “light blue trees” depict beautiful scenery and this in itself if pathetic fallacy because the beautiful weather symbolises the mood and how the main character in the poem was having fun. However, now we see that he has to go through endless torture everyday as he can only regret what he has done. “He sat in a wheeled chair, waiting for dark, and shivered in his ghastly suit of grey.” This quote forms an image of the man sitting helplessly waiting for night time collecting dust because he cannot move; in comparison to the times where he could socialise with confidence
Through Wilfred Owen’s poems we see that he has conjured the idea of the result of war being futile due to the outcomes of certain situations he illustrates in his poems. In this assessment I will be analysing how Owen gives a mimesis to the reader that war is indeed pointless. “Wilfred Owen wanted to show the true cost of war, Wilfred wanted people to understand that it wasn't all heroic actions but was gruesome and scary for most.” (Mdowning on the aims of Wilfred’s war poetry) The two main poems in which his imagery shows us war is futile are in “Mental Cases” and “Disabled” however the way in which he shows us in the two poems varies.
In Disabled Owen details a disconsolate anecdote to evidently outline why war is so pointless and doesn’t achieve anything. The actual context denotes a man who once was at the prime of his laugh, flirting with girls and playing football- a popular figure in society however, after he joined war looking for even more prestige it went horribly wrong for him and the fall In which he encountered is what Owen so vividly highlights through a multitude of different features he uses and this is how Owen illustrates how war is futile.
When given the idea of the man remembering his memories we see that Owen uses sensory imagery to portray a bright jolly picture, “glow lamps budded” and “light blue trees” depict beautiful scenery and this in itself if pathetic fallacy because the beautiful weather symbolises the mood and how the main character in the poem was having fun. However, now we see that he has to go through endless torture everyday as he can only regret what he has done. “He sat in a wheeled chair, waiting for dark, and shivered in his ghastly suit of grey.” This quote forms an image of the man sitting helplessly waiting for night time collecting dust because he cannot move; in comparison to the times where he could socialise with confidence