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War - how british literature hWar has taken lives, broken homes and broken hearts. Since we did not live during the days of war, we use literature to explain to us what it was like. That’s exactly what these next six authors did. Now we’ll take a look at how these authors helped us to understand war.
First there was Rupert Brooke. Brooke died at a young age but left a very memorable poem behind called “The Soldier” behind. This poem described the romantic outlook on war. Brooke never had a chance to fight in the war since he died on the way but he was in the Antwerp Expedition and by being in this he gained experience in direct action. But Rupert Brooke’s poem has it’s place in our history and will remain so.
Next was George Orwell, the writer of “Shooting the Elephant” and “Animal Farm.” All of his works were the unpleasant truths and showed his lifelong hatred of totalitarianism. Orwell gave us a behind the scene look at the powers behind the war and it’s impact. This also made Orwell one of the most known authors of his time.
Another author of war was Frank O’Connor. O’Connor was not part of the war but seemed to know a lot about it. In his...
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