Dead Man's Dump And Arms And The Boy

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Title Dead Man’s Dump and Arms and the Boy are both poems encompassing the war and bring out a great deal of emotions. The soldiers in these poems had to disguise their true feelings to be able to fit the role of a man and fight in the war. The war has long lasting emotional and psychological effects on people. Soldiers are effected in different ways and many of them end up with mental illnesses, such as, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Arms and the Boy is an emotionally striking poem that discusses how the boy will have to change his personality to be able to handle the weapon. During the war, men and women need to show their strong sides. They need to be able to get angry and bring out emotions they may have never felt before. This poems