The poem “next to of course god america i” written by E.E. Cummings is a poem based on nationalism of America by its patriotic people and what they are capable of sacrificing for it. This interpretation is drawn from the fact that the narrator of the poem seems to be a cheerful patriot who praises America several times throughout the poem and seems to be trying to motivate the reader to agree with what he says. Although the poem is mostly about nationalism and serving your country by blindly obeying
Curtis and Elton’s ‘Blackadder’ are both plays which are set in World War One and focus on only a small number of characters. A set up like this allows the audience to observe the various emotions felt by characters towards the War, ranging from jingoism to consciousness objection. Both plays present a shift in the general emotions of characters as they spend more time in the War. The playwrights explore these emotions in different ways, and I will be considering this. In both ‘Journey’s End’ and
E.E. Cummings poem “next to of course god America i” can be interpreted, on the surface, as a stark criticism of patriotism in general. However, he is not just criticizing patriotism, but, criticizing blind patriotism and abusing blind patriotism to further an agenda. The poem itself is a reflection of the picturesque American life portrayed in snap shots of patriotic songs and colloquialisms that are indicative to American life. These snap shots help highlight how excessive patriotism begins and
Discussing the many different views of what patriotism means is a key step in better defining patriotism for all people. Barbara Kingsolver says in her article, “My patriotic duty is to recapture my flag from the men now waving it in the name of jingoism and censorship” (Pg. 2). What she means by this is that the idea of patriotism is being morphed into something it is not. She believes patriotism should encourage free speech and criticism of our leaders in times of difficult decisions. Instead,
The poem “next to of course god america I” is a satirical poem that indicates the speaker is a patriot but also mocks this passionate love of country. The deliberate absence of punctuation and capitalization allows the reader to take the lead and decide when and where to pause for effect. It also helps to create the irony of the two contrasting themes that are felt throughout the poem. What does the speaker actually intend with his words? It is interesting that he chooses to capitalize the pronoun
Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” and E. E Cummings’, “next to of course god america i” are poems that critique patriotic propaganda. Both poems use words and images to effectively depict the influence that patriotic propaganda has on war. “Dulce et Decorum Est” uses descriptive words to create realistic images of the horrors soldiers are faced with during combat, whereas “next to of course god america i” uses sarcasm to inform readers that the abuse of propaganda can be used to manipulate others
is yellow journalism? Pg. 497 Yellow journalism is the type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers. Define autonomy. Pg. 498 Autonomy is the quality or state of being self-governing. What is jingoism? Pg. 499 Jingoism is the extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy. Who was Emilio Aguinaldo? Pg. 500 Emilio Aguinaldo was a revolutionary leader who had staged an unsuccessful uprising against the Spanish in 1896. What is the Foraker Act? Pg
national borders and partake in the global market. By participating in this war, the U.S. was exposed to the concepts and practices of imperialism, yellow journalism, and jingoism. As demonstrated in Crucible of Empire, the Spanish American War altered American society by adopting imperialism, yellow journalism, and jingoism. America introduced the policy
Dana Gioia, argues that literature is very important in today’s society. He talks about the decline of reading over the years and the effects it has on different companies and communities. Gioia uses many persuasive techniques, such as evidence, jingoism, and diction, to try and persuade the reader that literature is important. Throughout the article, Gioia uses a lot of evidence to try and prove that literature matters. He uses statistics from many different studies to provide evidence for his
gives each of these men a thick accent, maybe showing a bit of his own nationalism by making fun of them, and overall the three captains joke about how each nation is treated by the others. This further shows Hobson’s theory of brutality regarding jingoism because these men should not be fighting. Fluellen, Jamy, and Macmorris are all members of the same army and have a mutual goal, their nationalism brings them to a pretty condescending argument. Hobson proclaims that, “animal hate, vindictiveness
It begun in 1865 and it caused US to expand. America had “Thirst for New Market”. The business in The United States was developing rapidly so it needed more supplies (trade) from other countries. The United States used different methods such as Jingoism/Racism, Economic Expansion and American superiority over Europe, but however, economic expansion contributed most for the US Imperialism. This meant more money and power compare to other countries. The United States believed that by using economic
Ants” by Henry David Thoreau, both short works satire the glorification of war. In comparison, “The War Prayer” revolves around jingoism by displaying traces of shock, hyperbole and a juxtaposing tone; whereas “The Battle of the Ants” exhibits a historical background through sarcasm, verisimilitude, and a mock-heroic tone. “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain satirizes through jingoism, one satiric device is shown through shock: ‘I come from the Throne-bearing a message from Almighty God!’ (Twain 5. 53); as
that he was the founder of De Beers Diamond Company. Being a businessman, a desire of profit was natural. However, there are other examples that show a condemnation of imperialism for economical reasons. According to William Clark, in The Genesis of Jingoism, “capitalism is international… and it will prove in the long run to be one of the leading factors in breaking down of nationalism.” Owing to the fact that this excerpt from “The... ... middle of paper ... ...er the coat, communicated with a band
The Loyal subject novel, published originally in 1988 under the title “Man of Straw” gives Heinrich Mann’s satirical connection of the nineteenth century European literal works. The writer of this novel derives the word subject from the word “Der Untertan” in German language. The novel highlights the difficulties encountered during nineteenth century Europe. As early as the 1950, Heinrich Mann’s novel plays a major role in the European’s history. The novel goes beyond the art bounds in its polemics
sources, including national, regional, and local newspapers; recorded interviews; pamphlets; leaflets; magazines; committee minutes; memoirs; letters; photographs; police records; sermons; government records and many more. Whilst dispelling the myth of jingoism Pennell does seek to persuade the reader that there was, as the title aptly suggests, a common and general support for the war across Britain and Ireland in 1914. For Pennell, this support and the mass volunteering does not necessarily translate
Declaration of Independence elicits loyalty, and because citizens equate the Founders with intelligence, morality, and wisdom, the audience relates to the emotional weight of Taney’s argument. In fact, Taney employs jingoism to exploit nationalism and strengthen the Court’s ruling (“Jingoism”). Additionally, Taney references miscegenation laws to elicit the audience’s feelings of racial superiority. Not only did intermarriage violate social norms, according to the Court, it was, “unnatural and immoral
In Grave of the Fireflies shows a compelling and emotionally devastating anti war films. It most especially interesting with what is currently happening in the Middle East. Grave of the Fireflies follows the experience of two Japanese children whose town is firebombed, in the bombing their mother ends up dying and their father is stationed somewhere, leaving the older brother Seita and younger sister Setsuko orphans. Throughout the film as it progressed people became more for themselves than the
great classical epics present exploits of war and its related horrors without sparing the minutest details. He points to a very important fact that wars spoil the intellectual capacity of a civilization when he says, “Greek history is a panorama of jingoism and imperialism --war for war’s sake, all the citizens being
audience is listening to the restrictions of their freedom. It also states, “ Unearned suffering is redemptive.Believe it, and you will fight on-with Martin. Disbelieve it, and you will be gripped by despair-or the combative, uncompromising, separatist jingoism of Malcolm.(pg.63).” This is important because if someone doesn’t believe in something, it cannot be done. Disbelieving something means for sure that it won’t
Oscar Wilde, an acclaimed Irish Poet, novelist, dramatist and critic once aptly commented, “Men become old, but they never become good”. The philosophical aspect of this quote relies on the basis that human beings are inherently malevolent. Through his pessimistic perspective, Wilde clearly captures the ill-disposed mindset of mankind. Moreover, there are various deductive arguments that discredit the optimistic depiction of human nature. One of the prime examples can be found in Kurt Vonnegut’s