Perspectives

Siegfried Sassoon is a famous English war poet, so we believe you could learn more about his literary style by comparing “Does It Matter?” with some other poems of his, similar literary works and by associating it with current issues or with the literary period.

Current issues

The consequences of warfare are still noticeable nowadays throughout the world, mostly when it comes to the soldiers who have been recently involved in the wars in the Middle East. Although war nowadays does not resemble the war in which the poet was involved, the consequences are similar. Today, a great deal or warfare is technological, but this does not mean soldiers escape war traumas. They still fight, see their mates dying before their eyes and can become traumatised even if they are behind a computer screen, like the main character in CJ Hauser’s short story “Bangana”. We advise you to read ...