Titanium Analyse

“Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” by Tim O’Brien and “Here, Bullet” by Brian Turner share striking similarities in their content. Although O’Brien’s story is extensive and Turner’s poem is quite short, the two works share a similar tone and message. The overall shared message is that of resignation to the inevitable, whether that is giving oneself to a bullet or to Vietnam itself; and the adrenaline rush that goes along with this resignation.

“The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” by Randall Jarrell is able to accomplish so many thing with so little lines-mainly through the use of metaphor and diction. It explains the terrors of wars in gruesome detail and explains the ways in which wars, in a sense “breed” and “birth” death. To some, this poem is seen as the ultimate poem of war, and rightly

In 1942, airstrikes from the United States would invade the Japanese homeland, and the Japanese people would cheer on the Americans. The Japanese and the Americans were enemies due to Japan bombing Pearl Harbor. Japan was confused and thought the American aircrafts were Japan’s aircrafts. The American aircrafts were about to bomb Japan, which would lead to a morale boost for America during World War II. Rocket from the Tombs was known to have a crazy existence, and would soon divide and members would form a new band called Pere Ubu. Pere Ubu wrote a song about this revengeful event. “The Doolittle Raid” was an event that boosted morale in World War II. “30 Seconds over Tokyo” was a debut single written by David Thomas and performed by Pere

One example is when it is said, “Machine gun...tearing my body all apart” (Hendrix “Machine Gun”). This quote focuses on how war can tear someone apart. Before soldiers go into war, normal citizens uphold certain codes of conduct and display traits of morality and innocence. This all changes in war and in the battle of returning back home. War destroys all moral and ethical values. Another example is the lyric, “He’s been shot to the ground...Oh where he can’t survive no on” (Hendrix “Machine Gun”). Based on this quote, it is seen that once soldiers hit “rock bottom,” it can be extremely hard to get back on their feet. People come to a point where all the parts of war consume them and get too much for them. The days of living a life of innocence and morality are in the past and all the current issues continue to follow the soldier into his post-war life. The song, “Machine Gun,” by Jimi Hendrix, demonstrates how war can cause a person to lose his innocence and

The poem does it job by delivering its message subtly, but for the people that dive into the text and find the true meaning it leave us with a reminder. The poem is a reminder to respect those who served

Another event that eroded support in the war and US Government occured during a protest at Kent State University. During a protest on May 4, 1970, twenty-nine National Guardsmen gathered at the university to oversee a Vietnam War protest. In the midst of the protest, the National Guardsmen fired into the crowd of protesters killing four people in the process (Gordon Page 35). This event sparked an enormous uprising from the public and “the event triggered a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of colleges and universities to close” (Lewis). This strike had a huge social impact and through the constant strikes and protests that followed the shootings caused the US Government to lose the trust, respect, and support of many American citizens (Gordon Page 35). The Kent State shootings were also able to reach the international stage through the abundance of news broadcasts and songs following the shooting. Ohio, a famous song by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, focuses heavily on the Vietnam War and the Kent State shootings with lyrics stating, “Tin soldiers and Nixon coming. We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming. Four dead in Ohio” (Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) as a direct reference to the Kent State tragedy. “A tin soldier is a toy soldier, mindlessly controlled by its owner” (Songfacts Staff). Neil Young was implying with these lyrics that the National Guard was mindlessly following orders from Nixon. This song became wildly popular and is

“War is hell, but that's not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” Tim O’Brien wrote in his novel The Things They Carried. There are many different ways to connect with a reader through pieces of writing. Tim O’Brien captured many readers through his detailed writing and telling of Vietnam War stories throughout the novel The Things They Carried. In the memoir If I Die in a Combat Zone, his writing lacked thorough description and feeling compared to The Things They Carried. Tim O’Brien connects with the reader through his writing

“War is Hell!” These three words have stood the test of time and numerous wars. These words uttered by General William Sherman, a unionist Civil War Veteran, perfectly describe the hardships faced by all soldiers, from the American Revolutionist to the modern day soldier in Afghanistan. Tim O’Brien served in the Vietnam Conflict from 1968 to 1970, (O’Brien 1131) during some of the most intense fighting known as the Tet Offensive (Durkin). During the conflict 58,202 Americans were killed in action (Durkin) and hundreds of thousands, more were left with not only the physical scars of war but the emotional ones too. In the short story “The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien uses symbolism and conflict to show that soldiers often carry more weight than what is on their backs.

“Kamikaze alone cost American Navy 10,000 lives, and Army and Marine casualties were more than 50,000 soldiers. He is mentioning the fact that in 1945 American intelligence intercepts a message about Japanese desire for piece but this was “irrelevant because the Japanese government remained in the hands of militarists: Their message indicated a willingness to fight to the death.” Japanese gathered 5,000 aircraft as suicide weapons. They willingness to die was not only empty word. He mentioned that several of his colleagues at Kyushu University told him that “as boys of 14 and 15, they were being trained to meet Americans on the beaches with little more than sharpened bamboo spears.” How determined the militarists were shows the fact that after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on August 10, when they debated about capitulation the militarist still insist that “Japan should hold out for terms for better than unconditional surrender.”

In the poem based on his own true life events, Shane Koyczan writes "To This Day". The poem shares his life experiences through poetry. To give a summary, the young boy is continually getting bullied in school. Within the poem, symbolism of the army tank resembles an enemy at war. To add, another symbol in the story is spit balls which represent bullets. These symbols are used to show the relationship between bullies and victims. The tank represents an enemy at war because the tank is large and out of place in the school halls. These out of place characteristics are what make the army tank an enemy. The other symbol of bullets represents the spit balls. The bullets are “shot” toward the enemy, or the victim. At school it is not safe for him

The order to bomb Constantinople shows that war is too real. Without a question the airmen are ordered to bomb Constantinople and can't be real to themselves but have to do it without thinking. But when one aviator is killed on the raid and the sergeant, realizing that he is next to die, decides to skip over the hill. The new aviator in place of the dead aviator is not much but a teen. While this was subtle this is another example of how real war is. The dead airmen is replaced by a young man with a full life ahead of him. I believe President Herbert Hoover said it best about just how real war is when he said that “Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.” This theme is apparent constantly because it is always next man up and each and every soldier knows that. This is real for the airmen. They know that death is real and the young men that served had to understand that they will die. Whether it be 50 or 60 years down the road peacefully or in a month in

…” Ed O'Brien, an English guitarist who knew that if you want something you have to work for it. Much like our veterans. They sacrifice themselves to keep us safe. My family knows the term “Blood, Sweat, and Tears” well. Like my grandmother, who fought in Vietnam. She always tells me “We all sacrifice to keep the right to be free.” I understood that the sacrifices people have made for you, me, and everyone. And we do so much little to deserve it.

“A Pittance of Time” a song written by Terry Kelly is a song about honouring, remembering, and respecting the fallen soldiers who died during WWI and WWII. This artist was inspired to write this song to teach society about why we should take two minutes of our time and stand for a moment of silence to honour our veterans.

Similar to the music, the lyrics are as subtle as they are unsettling. Although the song takes a seemingly forthright form of question and answer, the psychological implications behind the lyrics are far from being simple and straightforward. Although the battling was over, the effects of World War II were still extent in the years following the atrocious fight. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the atomic bomb as well as the deaths of millions of Holocaust victims and soldiers were all too fresh in the global consciousness. Fears of nuclear warfare and continued fighting ran rampant through the post-war world, instilling a sense of uncertainty in the generations of and following the war. Such fears are blatantly reflected by the first line of the song in which Pink asks his mother if "they'll drop the bomb," referring to the apprehension of enemy retaliation. However, this line, as well as the majority of the lyrics, is open to a wide range of interpretation. Because of the psychological tendency to group people into two main categories (those like "us" and those apart from "us," or the Other) coupled with the recent divisions of global powers in the war, one automatically assumes that the "they" Pink refers to is the

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