Stephen Crane War Is Kind Analysis
When war occurs, it not only affects the people involved in the war, such as the soldiers fighting for their country in the trenches; but it affects the people outside of the war, such as loved ones of soldiers, and citizens of the country involved. The poem “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane describes the effects of war on soldiers and civilians by depicting that for soldiers, war is an act that they were born to do, and after experiencing it, it is the only thing they will ever know; and for civilians, it is not something to be upset about, but to accept is occurring. Soldiers go into war as eager, and brave men who are yearning to fight for their country. War often depletes that attitude and outlook on life. Crane believes that men were born
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When a soldier dies in war, the loved ones of that soldier are sad and mourn for a period of time. Crane depicts the idea that this is normal, and that it is the path of life for these men, so when the time comes that war kills them, they should feel as if war has done its’ job. “Do not weep, babe, for war is kind./ Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches, raged at his breast, gulped and died,/ Do not weep./ War is kind” (Crane 12-16), he describes the idea that civilians are affected by the war in a way that when their loved one dies, it impacts their life with sadness. Crane however is attempting to persuade the idea that they should not be sad, because the men they loved fought for their country, just as they were meant to. The war affects the civilians because important people in their life are stripped away from them by death and destruction. War is not an uncommon occurrence, and when it happens, men are called to duty to serve for their country. The poem “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane is an attempt to persuade the idea that war is normal and that it is a man's’ duty. By affecting the soldiers through horrific experiences and a change of mindset, and affecting the civilians by losing loved ones and accepting death, he shows how war changed the lives of those directly involved, or on the outside of
When a soldier dies in war, the loved ones of that soldier are sad and mourn for a period of time. Crane depicts the idea that this is normal, and that it is the path of life for these men, so when the time comes that war kills them, they should feel as if war has done its’ job. “Do not weep, babe, for war is kind./ Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches, raged at his breast, gulped and died,/ Do not weep./ War is kind” (Crane 12-16), he describes the idea that civilians are affected by the war in a way that when their loved one dies, it impacts their life with sadness. Crane however is attempting to persuade the idea that they should not be sad, because the men they loved fought for their country, just as they were meant to. The war affects the civilians because important people in their life are stripped away from them by death and destruction. War is not an uncommon occurrence, and when it happens, men are called to duty to serve for their country. The poem “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane is an attempt to persuade the idea that war is normal and that it is a man's’ duty. By affecting the soldiers through horrific experiences and a change of mindset, and affecting the civilians by losing loved ones and accepting death, he shows how war changed the lives of those directly involved, or on the outside of