ENGL 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Gargling, Cud, Siegfried Sassoon
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Wwi-people begin to think that maybe the world isn"t getting better for humankind but maybe just getting better at killing people. People dug these trenches on each side an had to got into the no mans land and were slaughtered: home front. People were encouraged to send their young sons into war for honor and glory: traumatic event. Dissolution of 3 empire: german, austro-hungarian, and ottoman were defeated, russian empire fell in bolshevik revolution 1917. Difficult terms of the treaty of versailles 1919 set the stage for wwii. This literature tracks the shift from enthusiasm to disillusionment. World offers nothing to be afraid of but to enjoy georgian life. Not just personally but as a society (cid:498)now, god be thanked who has matched us with his hour. And caught our youth, and wakened us from sleeping, With hand made sure, clear eye, and sharpened power, Glad from a world grown old and cold and weary,
