The Truth of War Exposed in Hobbes’ Leviathan

The absence of morality in war can change a man to mimic the war itself, and in the current wars America is involved in, the same disillusionment is occurring. People both at home and involved in the war are losing their sense of patriotism because they cannot back a war they do not truly understand. When reading O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”, readers should take a way an understanding that war without purpose does nothing but ruin the credibility of the country as well as the mental stability of all of those involved. Work Cited O'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried: a Work of Fiction.

Remarques use of carnage imagery truly expounds the ruthless eradication of innocent soldiers and the distortion of a man's psyche that comes with it. By and large war is the enemy itself as it causes men to rearrange their mindset and tests their mental capacity. A traumatic event at the very least war takes men and molds them into beings with more animal instinct than human inclination. Remarque's novel All quiet on the western front perfectly demonstrates how war can affect a man's psyche when tested give a kill or be killed ultimatum. Without the help of carnage imagery and unique symbols the themes

Therefore, the devolution of Winston’s psyche is especially interesting because it shows the utter destruction required to brainwash a person. Winston’s primitive survival instincts in conjunction with his intellect have to incorporate doublethink into his overall thinking process. This commitment to survival allows Winston to understand that for the Party, ‘reality’ is irrelevant and memories can be false. Orwell uses commitment as well as fear to portray an overwhelmingly grim world as a warning not to let the ruling parties obtain too much power.

War takes away Paul's humanity causing him to become lonesome and inhumane like a wild animal. He discovers the truth that all men are following the orders of their superiors and have nothing to do with laying the foundation of the war. Remarque reveals war to be a treacherous and blood-thirsty thing that soldiers must deal with. War's calamities are life-changing and hair-raising, causes one to lose hope and become fearful of death. War has an ever-lasting effect on its participants and raises many concerns with everyday society.

Owen generates two powerful images aimed at discouraging the mere thought of war by its emotionally distressing descriptions. The way in which Owen moved the images from a general concept to personal illustration by addressing the reader directly, 'If you could hear' ... ... middle of paper ... ...ening circumstance. Owen is, effectively, placing the blame of the war's consequences squarely on the shoulders of the society that supports it. CONCLUSION! Wilfred Owen's extremely powerful poem, 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' thoroughly criticises the ideology of war being 'a sweet and glorious way to die, fighting for one's country'.

War distances humanity from the soldiers, and Heller uses his satire to make his claim that War is the most inhuman act that is repeatedly seen occurring throughout his... ... middle of paper ... ...ath and those who promote it. The arbitraryness of authority is then passed down to the indistinguishable names of the soldiers, down to the unordered chain of events that leads many characters to their deaths at the expense of superficial desires for men who want nothing but power. Underneath all of the horror it is Heller's strong sense of satire that keeps the reader in a comfortable hospital ward away from all the real horror, until the end when the facade wears off and the horrendous acts that World War II was capable of producing in humanity is put on a pedestal for each reader to witness and decide for himself what conclusions should be drawn in order to call these men of death "human". War is messy, and Joesph Heller's Catch-22 turns it into caricature by being a bit messier. Works Cited Heller, Joseph.

The article explains “Archetypal death”; Kull states that “there is a desire, usually unconscious, that draws us toward world destruction”. There must be some sort of explanation, for why mankind has this propensity to wage wars upon other countries. One might say the main reason is that Country X has something that Country Y has, and there is no other way to get it other than to have a war. Kull’s theory digs much deeper than this; he believes it’s an attractive and almost magnetic force that we as humans possess within us. Consequentially, this means that all humans have this element in our ... ... middle of paper ... ...ay lead to our ultimate undoing.

President John F. Kennedy once said, "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind." Characterized by violence and terror, war takes away the beauty of humanity and exposes its evil and malicious side. Those who sacrifice their lives are continually tested by the ravenous nature of combat and the ability to take the life of another human. Majority of war participants return to reality a changed person, drastically affected by the devastating circumstances they had to endure. In his novel A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway addresses how an atmosphere of war and destruction invokes a loss of faith, belief and value for one's life, correspondingly reimbursed with a more mechanic vitality.

Therefore, in order to explain the unexplainable and humanize one of the most inhumane acts, Vonnegut slants the hoarse truth about war by extrapolating it to a fantasy world. Through this mixture of history, reality and fantasy, Vonnegut is able to “more or less” describe what he believes truly happens in war yet, at the same time, reveal a greater truth about humanity's self-destructive war inertness. Vonnegut's use of fantasy in Slaughterhouse-Five unveils mundane war misconceptions as it rallies action against war through a comparison and contrast between the Tralfamadorian world and philosophy and Billy Pilgrim's existence and war experiences. Slaughterhouse-Five is filled with scenes that seem absurd and ridiculous and invite the reader to chuckle; Tralfamadore falls short to the appeals of human reason and logic, highlighting the war scenes that also fall short to the englorious posters of military propaganda. Billy Pilgrim embodies all the characteristics that are not desirable in a soldier; his appearance and skill causes disillusion, pity and mockery, instead of ... ... middle of paper ... ...Slaughterhouse Five, serves as much more than a just a Sci-Fi element in a war novel; it is a portal into the nonsensical and destructive nature of war meant to invite the reader to adopt an active stance against war.

By examining the causes of war, the lack of a workable international system and the obstacles that prevent a viable international system to promote peace will show that despite the desire for global peace it is unattainable. The major reasons that nations and men go to war alone shows the improbability of obtaining global ... ... middle of paper ... ...ntice Hall. Hobbes, T. (1996). Of the Natural Condidtion of Mankind as Concerning Their Felicity and Misery. In J.