Wilfred Owen

The beginning of the documentary featured a brief discussion and a quotation from Wilfred Owen. The reason Wilfred Owen was mentioned in the documentary is because he was a famous poet during World War I. He wrote many poems about the war and war itself. He wrote his poetry from his experiences in battle. He served in the army for many years and had many significant experiences to write about. After an injury after his first time serving in the army, he met a man named Siegfield Sassoon, who ended up inspiring his poetry. Upon his recovery, he went back into the army and during his time serving, he wrote many noteworthy poems. He was a hero because of his performance in battle as well as his elegant writing that he left behind.