Three soldiers critical essays

His comrade Anderson occupies the third and final section. As an educated East Coast elite, he feels out of place among the other enlisted men. After he is wounded, he finagles an arrangement to let him study in Paris. Daydreaming over musical compositions helps pass the time until he meets Geneviève.

A Midwestern farm boy, he rebels against military discipline, even pulling a knife on a sergeant. While marching with the troops, he is distressed to find a faceless German corpse. Increasingly emotional and resentful, he grows to hate the sergeant. Threatening his life leads to court martial, after which he makes good on the threat.

Andrews rents a room and devotes himself to his musical compositions, but the landlady turns him in. As he is apprehended, the sheets of music go wafting out the window—his creative efforts were as futile as the war. Last Updated on May 6, 2015, by eNotes Editorial. Word Count: 1242

The main point in question throughout this poem is appreciation for ones country. I will prove that this is the main point in question during the course of my essay. The poem “Soldier” is Brooke’s views on the possible occurrence of his own death in the field and what he feels that foreign country would gain from his death.