Saturday, February 23, 2019
We lived happily during the war
We Lived Happily During the War is an interesting poem because you would think a poem about war would be from the perspective of the ones affected by it but this poem is from the point of view from an American. The speaker says they lived happily during an unnamed war where America fought against an enemy. The speaker goes on to talk about protests and how they did not protest it enough. I immediately thought of the Vietnam Conflict. Anti war sentiments were high and people would protest the war and the draft very heavily. Maybe the poem took place during the Vietnam Conflict. Anyone else pick up on this?
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Hi William: Good reading. Check out the author's note on p. 160.
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