Dulce et Decorum

Betsy Coniglio 1
“DULCE ET DECORUM EST”
By Wilfred Owen

Taking in what we have already read throughout Intro to Poetry, I believe “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen had the biggest influence on my first paper. Its relation between realism and surrealism had a deep effect on me, and the painful visual representations reinstated my belief that war is not the way to handle things, though inevitable because of our male authorities and violent history. Wilfred’s almost movie-like imagery is overwhelming and depressing.
I should first start off by saying that I am anti-war and pretty unpatriotic. In fact, I think that our government is totally corrupt, and as I read the newspaper everyday I am reminded of it over and over again. I’m sure that in the early 1900’s many people felt the same way, especially since they were forced into war. Although I believe that this count...