Essay About Conscientious Objectors
Conscientious Objectors
Some historians argue that conscientious objectors were nothing but cowards. How valid is this interpretation of conscientious objectors during World War I?
There were 2 different main interpretations about conscientious objectors, one interpretation is that they were cowards who refused to serve in the war because they were scared and dishonourable. Another interpretation is that they were brave and courageous for defending themselves.
I disagree with this interpretation because despite them being portrayed as cowards, they still stood up for themselves even though there were severe consequences.
Some conscientious objectors were against all aspects of violence and fighting, these people were known as absolutists. And some were just against killing others and had no problem helping out in the war with jobs like …show more content…
The white feather is mentioned in source B1 as “the symbol of cowardice and failing one’s country.” It was given out by women to conscientious objectors during World War I to remind them that they should be serving in the army. Many people did this with hate because they may have been grieving the loss of a loved one who had died in the war. The intended effect of handing these out was to make conscientious objectors feel bad about themselves. The medium of this source is a history book published in 1928 in order to show the disrespect towards conscientious objectors.
The medium of source B5 is a poem extracted from a magazine showing the negative attitude towards conscientious objectors. The poem was anonymously submitted, lowering its validity. The source implies that conscientious objectors were cowards who would gladly send out their close family but never themselves, a quote supporting this is “Send out me brother, his sister, his mother but for gawd sake don’t send
Some historians argue that conscientious objectors were nothing but cowards. How valid is this interpretation of conscientious objectors during World War I?
There were 2 different main interpretations about conscientious objectors, one interpretation is that they were cowards who refused to serve in the war because they were scared and dishonourable. Another interpretation is that they were brave and courageous for defending themselves.
I disagree with this interpretation because despite them being portrayed as cowards, they still stood up for themselves even though there were severe consequences.
Some conscientious objectors were against all aspects of violence and fighting, these people were known as absolutists. And some were just against killing others and had no problem helping out in the war with jobs like …show more content…
The white feather is mentioned in source B1 as “the symbol of cowardice and failing one’s country.” It was given out by women to conscientious objectors during World War I to remind them that they should be serving in the army. Many people did this with hate because they may have been grieving the loss of a loved one who had died in the war. The intended effect of handing these out was to make conscientious objectors feel bad about themselves. The medium of this source is a history book published in 1928 in order to show the disrespect towards conscientious objectors.
The medium of source B5 is a poem extracted from a magazine showing the negative attitude towards conscientious objectors. The poem was anonymously submitted, lowering its validity. The source implies that conscientious objectors were cowards who would gladly send out their close family but never themselves, a quote supporting this is “Send out me brother, his sister, his mother but for gawd sake don’t send