How "The Dead" and "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke are relevant in modernsociety.

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How “The Dead” and “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke are relevant in modern society

In the poems, “The Dead” and “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke, the two poems are related to modern society by the current issue such as the war in Iraq, which is still the largest issue that people see, hear and talk about. In the poems, the main themes, which relate to modern society, are patriotism, expecting to die and that death in war is a glorious thing to some people.

In “The Dead”, the theme of patriotism is shown by “…gave up the years to be of work and joy…” This quote means that they sacrificed their lived for their home country, England. Patriotism in this quote is shown as they died for their country till the end of their lives. In “The Soldier”, the theme is shown by “If I should die, think only this of me…” This quote means that if he dies protecting and fighting for the country, the country should believe that it was for the good of the country for its survival. These two quotes from the two poems are related to modern society today because when compared, the people who are going to war in Iraq, Americans are risking and possibly giving up their lives to fight for their country, protecting it for the safety of the future.

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Also, in the two poems, the theme of that the soldiers are expecting to die is also shown. In “The Dead” by “Blow out you bugles, over the rich dead…” This quote means that the soldiers went to fight for their country and died, knowing and expecting to die by fighting for their country. On “The Soldier”, this theme is written as “If I should die, think only this of me:…” This quote means that the soldiers who went to war we expecting to die so when they did die, they want the citizens of England to remember what ...

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