In what ways were the lives of people at home affected by the First World War?
In what ways were the lives of people at home affected by the First World War? The people at home lives were affected in a wide variety of ways during the First World War. Some people's lives were altered for the good, where as some were altered for the bad. During the First World War, a lot of people were needed in the army. This meant that volunteers were required by their many hundreds. To influence this, propaganda was used in the forms of pamphlets, posters, newspapers and by word of mouth. The source A1 (i) was a poster used for propaganda to make men volunteer for the army. About 54 million similar posters were created, but this was one of the most famous. It shows Lord Kitchener, who was an upper class member of the government and was renowned for being a brave war hero. They used this picture of him because he was respected by so many across the country and so it shows deference because at least 2 million signed up to the army by 1916. Source A1 (ii) also shows a picture from a newspaper and was used as a form of recruitment. This source shows how many men were signing up for the army. Although it looks phoney, it isn't. The picture was manipulated so that all the men were smiling, even though they knew how terrible war really was, as the war had started over 16 months previously. The picture also shows different classes of men, some from the working class and
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan was released in 1998 and was directed by one of Hollywood's most famous directors Steven Spielberg. His previous work has included Schlinders List and ET. The screen play was written by Robert Rodat and the music was composed by John Williams. The cast included actors such as Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Tom Sizemore. The film won 5 Academy awards including best Director and Best Sound Effects Editing. The film is about a sectary who finds out that a Mrs Ryan received 3 telegrams telling her about her dead sons. So the army general decides to send out a special unit to bring her only living son home safe.They are sent in to save Private James Ryan who was a member of the parachute regiment. The men led by the great Tom Hanks who are sent on a mission to retrieve a man from war and send him back to his mother. He is being sent back simply because all his brothers have died in the war and the army deems it necessary to send him back home before he dies so that his mother doesn't lose all her children. Throughout the movie the characters are fully developed and we care about each and every one of them. When they die we feel sad, and when they are sharing jokes we laugh with them. This is a truly great piece of cinema. It lets you know what these brave men went through and gives you a great sense of appreciation for what they did for us. When saving private
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan is a action packed war film based on World War II. It was first released on September 11th 1998; it was directed by Steven Spielberg whose other famous films include: Jaws, E.T, Jurassic Park and Shindlers List. Saving Private Ryan breaks some of the traditional conventions of the war film genre as its first twenty four minutes recreates the US troops landing at the Omaha beach in Normandy and the search for James Ryan and to get him back safe begins. The one hundred and seventy minute long action film was a joint production by DreamWorks and Paramount. The film won five academy awards (Oscars) including best director 1999. The leading cast include Tom Hanks (Captain Miller). Tom Sizemore (Sergeant Havorth), Berry Pepper (Private Jackson) and Matt Dawman (Private Ryan). The film recreates life as a soldier in World War II. The opening battle sequence consists of twenty minutes of chaos and horrific blood splatter, the opening battle sequence was also very realistic as everything was happening very fast people dying and screaming continuously added to the confusion and devastation as their were soldiers running and gunshots being fired in all directions this made the whole opening battle sequence very destructive. The use of the handheld camera in the battle sequence increases and emphasises on the impact caused and makes the opening
saving private ryan
Saving Private Ryan and The Longest Day In this essay I am going compare the two films 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'The longest day' and explain how the films represent war in the landing sequences. Both films are based on the US landings on Omaha, 6th June 1944 (D-day) 'The longest day' was made in 1962, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and was shot in black and white. This film concentrates more on the events of D-day and portrays war as being less daunting and more glorious thing to do. 'Saving Private Ryan' was made in 1996, directed by Steven Spielberg and shot in colour. This film is the more accurate of the two films as it captures the true violence of war. The film is extremely graphic and violent which separates the two films. 'The longest day" was shot in black and white which would give you the sense that you were back in the war era. This may have the down played peoples expectations when or if they see the movie as color TV had not been invented. 'Saving Private Ryan' was directed by one of the best directors of its time; Steven Spielberg so it had lot to live up to as he had filmed 2 other war films before so he would have had good experiences and ideas whilst making the other films. The landing sequence consists of soldiers coming on to Omaha beach by boat to try and take over/kill the Germans. The soldiers have to try and make their way up towards the beach
Poetry Coursework
Poetry Coursework The Poems "Who's for the Game" written by Jessie Pope and "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen were written during World War 1, both of these poems have different views on the War. Jessie Pope was born in 1870 and died in 1941 she was best known for her World War 1 poems but she was also accused of being a pro-war propagandist. "Who's for the game" gave soldiers a false impression of what war was like and she represents it in a good way, while "Dulce Et Decorum Est" represents war as being bad and shows the grim experiences of war. Wilfred Owen was also soldier in the western fought and lots of people thought of him as being the leading poet of the First World War. Wilfred Owen Also wrote "Disabled" which shows a soldiers life after war still showing the suffering and pain that war brings. Jessie Pope's "Who's for the Game" was written in 1916 to persuade young men to sign up and go to war. The Poem does this by making war sound fun and like one big game which is shown in this quotation "Who's for the game, the biggest that's played, The red crashing game of a fight?" Jessie Pope presents the war here as if it's nothing big and is just a fun fight. In this poem Jessie Pope uses direct speech to persuade the readers "...for the signal to Go!" this engages the reader and makes it seem like she is talking directly to you. Jessie Pope also uses repetition
Poetry written about war has the ability to capture something of its horror and waste. Do you find this to be true from the reading of the poems you have studied?
Poetry written about war has the ability to capture something of its horror and waste. Do you find this to be true from the reading of the poems you have studied? For my coursework I was asked to study three poems and anaylise them on how they bring out the horror and waste of war. I have choosen "Dulce Et Decorum Est" By Wilfred Owen, "The Drum" by John scott and "The charge of the light brigade" by Lord Tennvson. Alll three poems I throughly enjoyed anaylising and reading. All the poems were anti-war and clearly showed the devasting effects of war on the soliders. It made me feel sorry for what the soliders had to go through and how much they suffered. I thought "Dulce Et Decorum Est" By Wilfred Owen brought this out espically well. All three poems painted psychological images that would disturb the mind and make the reader realise what the war was really like. Wilfred Owen died at the age of 25 and was killed seven days before the end of World War 1. He is regarded as one of the most well-known war poets of the 20th Century, having written an astonishing 110 poems. Under the influence of Romantic, early 19th Century poets such as Wordsworth, Keats and Shelley, Owen produced 'Dulce Et Decorum Est which revealed the truth behind war, the grief and
Poetry written about war has the ability to capture something of its horror and waste. Do you find this to be true from the reading of the poems you have studied?
Poetry written about war has the ability to capture something of its horror and waste. Do you find this to be true from the reading of the poems you have studied? For my coursework I was asked to study three poems and anaylise them on how they bring out the horror and waste of war. I have choosen "Dulce Et Decorum Est" By Wilfred Owen, "The charge of the light brigade" by Lord Tennvson and "The Drum" by John scott. Alll three poems I throughly enjoyed anaylising and reading. All the poems were anti-war and clearly showed the devasting effects of war on the soliders. It made me feel sorry for what the soliders had to go through and how much they suffered. I thought "Dulce Et Decorum Est" By Wilfred Owen brought this out espically well. All three poems painted psychological images that would disturb the mind and make the reader realise what the war was really like. "Dulce Et Decorum Est" By Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen died at the age of 25 and was killed seven days before the end of World War 1. He is regarded as one of the most well-known war poets of the 20th Century, having written an astonishing 110 poems.Under the influence of Romantic, early 19th Century poets such as Wordsworth, Keats and Shelley, Owen produced 'Dulce Et Decorum Est which revealed the truth behind war, the grief and suffering caused. Wilfred Owen wanted to dismiss the idea of romance as a
The Soldier
The Soldier In a time before conscription, this poem was an important, effective persuasion tool for recruiting potential soldiers. The basic, overall purpose of 'The Soldier' is to encourage English people to sign up to fight in the war. It focused on the apparent aspects, experiences and events relating to death; describing them in a positive way. One might say that the message of this poem, literally, is "Join the war! Don't be afraid of death; it is a victory for your Country." It achieves this persuasion by introducing patriotic ideas into people's minds, describing war and death in glorious terms. During the time in which people would have read 'The Soldier', they were unaware of what the experience of war was really like. Oblivious to the reality of war's horror, people would have been susceptible to the poem's seduction. By beginning with an apostrophe, the poem appeals directly to it's reader with "If I should die think only this of me..." The poet wants people only to think positively of his death, should it come to be. He goes on to say "...That there's some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England", trying to make people think of his death as a victory, where his decomposing corpse conquers the land where he perished, making it become "England". This line also makes people believe that the same would apply their death if it were to come about, that
The Poetry of World War One
The Poetry of WWI My study aims to cover the key points of the poetry written during and about the first world war and the various factors which may have influenced it. We will start with 'Drummer Hodge' which was written during the Boer war by a writer named Thomas Hardy. The poem offers an unusual view of war which isn't often seen elsewhere. Drummer Hodge by Thomas Hardy The poem is an existentialist paradox - Hodge was an unimportant figure in a major war and is representative of the thousands of casualties of the battle. The poem begins ambiguously. "They" could refer to either friend or foe. Their identity is not as important as their attitude towards Hodge. Hodge is "thrown" into a pit "just as found", without a coffin and presumably without a service. His "homely Northern breast and brain" suggests Hodge was a simple, modest sort, but a valuable human nonetheless. Unlike the other poems, Drummer Hodge is very structured and never changes it's six-line "1-2-1-2-1-2" form as opposed to Brooke's and Owens use of octaves and sestets. Hardy uses Roman numerals to separate each stanza and to provide a classical feel to the poem. The mood of the piece is somewhat sympathetic towards the subject. Hodge could be anybody but is used as an example of the unfairness of war. In the second part of the poem, Hodge is referred to as being "fresh" -- like a child to
Why Did British Men Enlist in the British Army in 1914?
Why Did British Men Enlist in the British Army in 1914? British men enlisted in the army in 1914 for a number of reasons. These reasons varied from Patriotism to enlisting in order to prevent intimidation from groups such as the white feather group. Many men actually believed it was their duty as citizens of this country to go and fight. A lot of them wanted to destroy the Germans as British propaganda had painted ruthless pictures of them in their minds. Robert Graves wrote, "... In the second place; I was outraged to read of the Germans' cynical violation of Belgian neutrality." However, not all men fought out of principle and so called responsibility. The low pay of the army encouraged unemployed men to sign up. For many unemployed men, the money influenced many to enlist. Most people in Britain believed the war would be over by Christmas and after joining the army, thought they would be able to rejoin their families in time for the festive cheer. So, a large number of men decided to join the army for a bit of an adventure for a few months, wearing the country's colours. For instance, Robert Graves said, "I had just finished at Charterhouse and gone up to Harlech, when England declared war on Germany. A day or two later I decided to enlist. In the first place, though the papers predicted only a very short war - over by Christmas at the outside - I hoped that it
