How Are The Changing Attitudes To The First World War Reflected In Its Poetry?
How Are The Changing Attitudes To The First World War Reflected In Its Poetry?
914, England were introduced to a challenge. It was the First World War. At first, it did not seem like much of a 'World' War as it only involved a few countries from Europe. It was when countries like Japan and America got involved that it was known more as a World War. What was thought to last only four months lasted four years. At first, the war was looked at as a 'game', an adventure but millions were in for a huge shock. A war declared between England and Germany soon involved other countries and millions of young soldiers being killed. The First World War was a one themed war. Trench Warfare. During first few months the cowards, the kids and women enjoyed social benefits of the war like Parties, events, parades, songs etc. None of these aspects actually showed any relation to the war. Soon enough though the reality would become known to them.
In a way, recruitment poems were not necessary. Everyone was up to the challenge of being able to fight for their own country in the war. Despite this, poems were created. Some people still were a little hesitant on the idea of joining a war due to the lack of information. The poems were also in a way another way of letting people know that there actually was a war going on. These poems were created to the effect of relaxing people and making the idea of war nice. They did this by producing a pack lies and publishing them as poems and propaganda. Re-emphasizing on what I said, people where told about all the good outcomes and benefits such as you being heroes and girls falling at your feet. This was in a way conning the soldiers and the public but they were to not know this until it was too late.
Fall In was one of these poems which based its ideas around the whole 'fun and games' of the war. Begbie tries to make readers feel ashamed of not volunteering to help their own country by joining the army.
914, England were introduced to a challenge. It was the First World War. At first, it did not seem like much of a 'World' War as it only involved a few countries from Europe. It was when countries like Japan and America got involved that it was known more as a World War. What was thought to last only four months lasted four years. At first, the war was looked at as a 'game', an adventure but millions were in for a huge shock. A war declared between England and Germany soon involved other countries and millions of young soldiers being killed. The First World War was a one themed war. Trench Warfare. During first few months the cowards, the kids and women enjoyed social benefits of the war like Parties, events, parades, songs etc. None of these aspects actually showed any relation to the war. Soon enough though the reality would become known to them.
In a way, recruitment poems were not necessary. Everyone was up to the challenge of being able to fight for their own country in the war. Despite this, poems were created. Some people still were a little hesitant on the idea of joining a war due to the lack of information. The poems were also in a way another way of letting people know that there actually was a war going on. These poems were created to the effect of relaxing people and making the idea of war nice. They did this by producing a pack lies and publishing them as poems and propaganda. Re-emphasizing on what I said, people where told about all the good outcomes and benefits such as you being heroes and girls falling at your feet. This was in a way conning the soldiers and the public but they were to not know this until it was too late.
Fall In was one of these poems which based its ideas around the whole 'fun and games' of the war. Begbie tries to make readers feel ashamed of not volunteering to help their own country by joining the army.
