Exhibit:

WWI and Modernism by Colton Merrell

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WWI described in Dulce Et Decorum Est
Gas Masks Worn by Soldiers in World War One

Part of Group:

Fall 2021-ENGL2540

   Poems such as "Dulce Et Decorum" describe the challenges and hardships brought on by WWI. It had been a while since a war this large had broken out and it also brought fear to the people as well mental and physical damage to the soldiers that were fighting. Modernism also has an influence since it represents the start of a new era, but unfortunately, this new era which was the 20th century started off pretty rough with the Great War occurring.

 

Images in this Exhibit

WWI and Modernism
WWI described in Dulce Et Decorum Est

     This will be a gallery of images that are from and relate to poems from World War 1. This image shows soldiers shuffling through trenches in what was called trench warfare. The soldiers in this image are crouched down to avoid being shot; this is also described in the poem by Wilfred Owen called "Dulce Et Decorum Est" in lines 1-4 saying "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs, And towards our distant rest began to trudge." which also mentions how filthy the trenches would...
WWI Gas Masks
Gas Masks Worn by Soldiers in World War One

    This is an image of some of the gas masks worn by soldiers in World War One. These were made for soldiers to wear since the trenches the soldiers were fighting were very nasty and riddled with bacteria and diseases (obviously). On top of that, chemical warfare was a tactic being used mostly by the Germans and these masks were used to protect the allied soldiers from these attacks. In the poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est", Wilfred Owen briefly talks about these gas attacks in lines 9-12 saying "Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, but someone...