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WWI and WWII changed the art and writing in a very grim way. The new technology of both world wars made an impact on how people viewed war in general and with all the death, people begain to ask the question, "where is God? How could he let this happen if he exists?" This was a big difference. This ties in nicely with "The Heart of Darkness", for a time, people were forced to take a long look inside and see the dark side. This art and literture was a simple reaction.
As far as comparing the poems of Jarrell and Shuson goes, the cultural difference was very evident in their writings. Jarrell, an American writer, seemed to see the war as something that dehumanized the soldiers, stripped their personal identity from them and turned them into objects used for war. And when a soldier died he was no longer human, only a substance that needed to be washed away with a hose. He was upset because of how the war personally affected his self. Shuson on the other hand obviously saw sadness in the war instead of anger. Instead of feeling the effects of the war on his self, he saw how it was affecting everything around him. While carrying his wounded brother on his back through flames and searching for his children, he saw how a single peony "crumbled to pieces" within the flames. He conveyed sadness toward all of the death around him, seeming to care little about his own fate, while the American didnt seem to care about the death around him, only his own fate. This is a strong example of the way culture affects people. Just a general example: while the American was fighting, he was fighting for his life -- he obviously didn't want to die. But the Japanese were fighting willing to -- ie. the kamikaze fighters. They gave up their lives readily, willingly and knowingly. But despite the cultural differences the war deeply affected both of them and forced them into their own heart of darkness.

Some web related site that we found:

Lost Poets of the Great War
Includes poetry by :
Rupert Borrke
John McCrae (Author of "In Flander's Fields")
Wilfred Owen
Isaac Rosenberg
Alan Seeger
Edward Thomas

Poetry, Literature, and other Writings
This page has a TON of links to sites dealing with World War poetry.

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: WWI and WWII changed the art and writing in a very grim way. The new technology of both world wars made an impact on how people viewed war in general and with all the death, people begain to ask the question, "where is God? How could he let this happen if he exists?" This was a big difference. This ties in nicely with "The Heart of Darkness", for a time, people were forced to take a long look inside and see the dark side. This art and literture was a simple reaction. : As far as comparing the poems of Jarrell and Shuson goes, the cultural difference was very evident in their writings. Jarrell, an American writer, seemed to see the war as something that dehumanized the soldiers, stripped their personal identity from them and turned them into objects used for war. And when a soldier died he was no longer human, only a substance that needed to be washed away with a hose. He was upset because of how the war personally affected his self. Shuson on the other hand obviously saw sadness in the war instead of anger. Instead of feeling the effects of the war on his self, he saw how it was affecting everything around him. While carrying his wounded brother on his back through flames and searching for his children, he saw how a single peony "crumbled to pieces" within the flames. He conveyed sadness toward all of the death around him, seeming to care little about his own fate, while the American didnt seem to care about the death around him, only his own fate. This is a strong example of the way culture affects people. Just a general example: while the American was fighting, he was fighting for his life -- he obviously didn't want to die. But the Japanese were fighting willing to -- ie. the kamikaze fighters. They gave up their lives readily, willingly and knowingly. But despite the cultural differences the war deeply affected both of them and forced them into their own heart of darkness. : : Some web related site that we found: : <a href="www.cc.emory.edu/ENGLISH/LostPoets/">Lost Poets of the Great War</a> : Includes poetry by : : Rupert Borrke : John McCrae (Author of "In Flander's Fields") : Wilfred Owen : Isaac Rosenberg : Alan Seeger : Edward Thomas : <a href="http://info.ox.ac.uk/jtap/links/literature.html">Poetry, Literature, and other Writings</a> : This page has a TON of links to sites dealing with World War poetry.

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