Concetti Chiave
- The poem "Suicide in Tranches" illustrates the tragic transformation of a young soldier from carefree to desolate, ultimately leading to his suicide, emphasizing the harsh realities of war.
- "1914 V: The Soldier" reflects on the idea that a soldier's death in battle ensures a part of England remains in foreign lands, immortalizing his sacrifice for his homeland.
- The poem highlights the deep connection between the soldier and England, celebrating the country as a nurturing force that instills love and a sense of belonging.
- "Dulcet et Decorum Est" vividly portrays the gruesome experiences of soldiers in war, challenging the romanticized notion of dying for one's country as honorable.
- The poet calls into question the glorification of war, urging readers to reconsider the "old lie" that it is sweet and honorable to die for one's homeland.
Un giovane soldato
Next, when he was in the trenches during winter, he was frightened and sad and he had to face with cramps , lice and food shortages; he couldn’t continue to bear it so he suicide himself. No one remembers him now (he didn’t die for homeland).
The enthusiastic crowd with eyes obfuscated by patriotism, who applaud watching young soldiers going to battle, can’t immagine what war really is and where those boys really go.
Il sacrificio per l'Inghilterra
England was his birth place, it was the land in which he grew up, he was educated and made conscious. England thought him love, offered her ways to tread (percorrere), washed him with her water, blest him with her sun.
The thought that he will be remembered by his homeland for ever shed away all the pain he suffered because it was the gratitude for what England had done for him; (His soul will be immortal for the country) he remembers all the good things of England, his nature and sounds, and, thinking about it gives him the possibility to come back home in dreams. Dying for his homeland he would reach peace in death and could stay in the English heaven.
L'orrore della guerra
Gas! Gas! Quick boys! At this voice they were taken by terror and they began fumbling to fit the strange helmets just in time to not inhale the fumes; But someone in late continued to shout and stumble, struggling (dimenarsi) as he was in fire or constricted in lime. They were pales and, watching through the misty visor, he saw him drowning as under a green see (in the fumes).
Now he continues to see him in all of his nightmares, who is rushing toward him, guttering, choking, drowning before his helpless sight.
Reader (My friend), if in some of your most horrible nightmare you too could walk behind the wagon where they put him in and watch his white eyes twisting (contorcersi) in his deadly face, like a devil full of sins; if you too could hear his blood gurgling at every tremor from his sick lugs, horrific as cancer, bitter as the vomit of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues (soldiers sent to battle by someone else), you wouldn’t have such enthusiasm to tell the old lie “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” (Die for the homeland is sweet and honorable) to children impassioned (affascinato, entusiasmato) by futile glory.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è il tema principale di "Suicide in tranches"?
- Come viene rappresentato il soldato in "1914 V: The Soldier"?
- Qual è il messaggio di "Dulcet et Decorum Est"?
- Quali immagini vengono usate per descrivere i soldati in "Dulcet et Decorum Est"?
- Come viene percepita la morte in "1914 V: The Soldier"?
Il tema principale è la disillusione e la tragedia della guerra, evidenziando come un giovane soldato, inizialmente pieno di vita, si suicida a causa delle dure condizioni di vita nelle trincee, non ricordato da nessuno.
Il soldato è rappresentato come un patriota che, morendo in battaglia, considera il suolo straniero come parte dell'Inghilterra, trovando conforto nel pensiero che il suo sacrificio sarà ricordato per sempre dalla sua patria.
Il messaggio è una critica alla glorificazione della guerra, mostrando la cruda realtà e l'orrore vissuto dai soldati, contraddicendo l'idea che morire per la patria sia dolce e onorevole.
I soldati sono descritti come mendicanti piegati dal fango, stanchi, zoppicanti con piedi insanguinati, e terrorizzati dal gas, rappresentando la loro sofferenza e vulnerabilità.
La morte è percepita come un sacrificio nobile e pacificante, con il soldato che trova conforto nel pensiero di essere ricordato e di raggiungere un paradiso inglese, in contrasto con la crudezza della guerra.
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