Analysis Of Dulce Et Decorum Est By Wilfred Owen, And...

Man’s Inhumanity to man Introduction DULCE ET DECORUM EST by Wilfred Owen, and This Blinding Absence of Light by Tahar Ben Jelloun, are both powerful texts that give the reader sympathy and strong emotional experiences. When comparing the two texts, there are multiple aspects that they share, for example they both convey a strong message on survival and what it’s like to be faced with death, however the setting, symbolism and themes like hope, and the power of thought are very different. The novel This Blinding Absence of Light is set in the Tazmamart prison in Morocco, where Salim, a prisoner of war, was held captive with 18 other men for 20 years. When confined in a small, pitch black chamber, with only starchy food, sludgy water and what hope they have left, Salim and the men are pushed to their limits of survival under such harsh conditions. Throughout the novel Salim goes on both a mental and physical journey to come at peace with himself, which shapes his perspective of what life means. The text DULC E ET DECORUM EST is set in World War 1 when a group of British soldiers are attacked with chlorine gas. In the rush upon the shells of gas exploding, one soldier does not get his mask on in time. Wilfred Owen portrays in detail the gruesome effects of the gas upon this man and concludes that one may not have the same opinion after being exposed to the first-hand reality of war. Man’s Inhumanity to man My chosen theme of man’s inhumanity to man is an