The physical effects of war overwhelm the naïve causing pain and suffering. Initially, war entangles the lives of youth, destroying the innocence that they experience as an aspect of their life. The girl "glid[ing] gracefully down the path" (1) and the boy "rid[ing] eagerly down the road" (9) have their enjoyable realities striped by the …show more content…
The will and spirit of those amidst the harshness of war diminishes because of the seriousness of war. Prior to the complexities of war, the "spirit flees gleefully to the clouds," ( ) illustrating the freedom one expresses without repression. As soon as the "wire catches," ( ) or the war commences, and intervenes with the lives of innocent bystanders, the innocence is lost. Furthermore, the hearts of the untainted human beings experience demolition due to the irrationality of war. Before the tragedy of war enters the picture, a heart "goes openly to the street," ( ) showing the freedom that one possesses until the "wire snares," ( ) and the sense of innocence disappears. Significantly, as a direct result of the entanglement of war, man's mind suffers pain and misfortune. A man's mind "grows in searching" ( ) preceding the brutality of war, exhibiting the ability of man to explore his surroundings without interference. War's hampering of the innocent limits man to certain life experiences that repress his potential.(