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Move Him Into the Sun
Ethan Soledad
This haunting poem by Wilfred Owen portrays a scene in which WWI soldiers attempt to revive their dead friend by bringing his body into the sun. In the beginning of the piece, I imagined the soldiers staring at their friend’s body and … Read More
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This haunting poem by Wilfred Owen portrays a scene in which WWI soldiers attempt to revive their dead friend by bringing his body into the sun. In the beginning of the piece, I imagined the soldiers staring at their friend’s body and quietly repeating to themselves “move him into the sun” as a mantra to give them courage and resolve. The bleakness of the beginning gradually turns to hope as they think to themselves perhaps this will truly bring him back to life. The hope then turns to worry and soon desperation with a frantic repetition of the mantra. Finally, they accept that their friend is not coming back. This work is a reflection on the fragility of life, the futility of war, and a contemplation on the question “what’s the point of living?”
Although the sun cannot answer this question or prevent people from dying from senseless violence, perhaps we can, and perhaps this work can urge people to do so.