Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Home Front
Evelyn Blucher's article provides a different point of view on the war than ones that are typically given. From her writing we get the view of a person who would usually be well off in life, rather than that of a king or a peasant or a soldier. She shows us just how hard it was for everyone to live in the total war countries. There was little food, oil, or any other things they used to take for granted. With everything being pushed toward the war, civilians got shoved to the side. Though nationalism was helping the troops fight and win (in some cases, not Germany), it did not help the people within the countries. Blucher's point of view begs the question: what's the point of fighting if there wont be a country left to fight for? Also, when does it become more important for a country to win than for its inhabitants to survive?
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I liked the rhetorical questions you put at the end of your blog post. We can only hope we'll never have to choose between our own survival and our countries victory. I think it shows a lot about the hardships during total war. We always think about the soldiers that are fighting and dying in the trenches, and how terrible it was, but what about the women and children back at home? If the families back at home are falling apart just like the soldiers are in battle, pretty soon there will be nothing left.
ReplyDeleteI liked reading about the purpose of fighting in the war and the importance of winning. My only critique is that I wish you would elaborate more on how Germany was effected by nationalism.
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