Discuss the presentation of camaraderie in Birdsong and Apologia Which is more effective and why Camaraderie in both Birdsong and Apologia pro Poemate Meo is an important theme because it concentrates on some of the most essential aspects of the war the idea of togetherness and commitment to the brotherhood for soldiers Furthermore its seems that the presentation of camaraderie was more effective in Birdsong as Faulks employs a way of reaching out to the readers simply because he talks directly
Throughout Birdsong Destruction of man is a constant theme conveyed by Faulks In part two Stephen is showed as distant to his to his men lacking the ability to comfort his men specifically when Weir refers to Stephen as a cold bastard as Stephen is not capable of comforting him This is completely contradicted in part four as Stephen expresses that the grimmer harder more sardonic they became the more he cared for them As they have fought together and killed together the bond between the soldier
War has always been a source of inspiration for writers From Shakespeare to the modern day authors have used the setting of war as a basis for their work For some authors it is personal interest of the subject writing about war gives the writers an opportunity to research and immerse themselves into the world of war For others war supplies enough power action and raw emotion as a stimulus for their ideas Both authors of Birdsong and Strange Meeting use the setting of war namely the First World