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Disabled - Coggle Diagram
Disabled
contrasted against propaganda
juxtaposition
hero // disabled
youth before the war // age after the war
guilt tripped men into going to war
gender based expectations
young men indoctrinated
society has degraded the soldier
the only way the he will be seen is as 'disabled'
morally wrong
mentally and physically disabled
negative connotations
soldiers made sacrifices
working class going to war (manipulated)
attack at the propaganda created
war trauma
PROTEST poetry
purpose of the poem was to shine a light on the reality of the propaganda-war situation
connecting literature to global events
focuses on a disabled man
title 'disabled' is a juxtaposition against the stigma that surrounds the role of a soldier in the war