Fall in and Who’s for the game? Essay -- English Literature

Fall in and Whos for the patch?These two examples of poems are typical of the fight propaganda of theperiod, they are propaganda posters to make median(prenominal) people get up, telltheir friends and to join the army, navy or RAF. They emphasise to embarrasspeople who like to be masculine and question their masculinity thismakes them prove to people that they are a man so they go to fight inthe war. The poem teases unmasculine men and tries to make them feel inquisitive for not going to fight.Harold Begbie exclaims that all the MEN who fight in the war will bepraised in the street, women will love them (which is not lawful if theyare severely handicapped), everyone will ignore you if you dont goand everyone who does will be heroes. Men hate getting ignored bywomen therefore they will want to join upJessie Popes idea of a game makes the reader feel as if war is afootball ball match or a big(p) sporting event. Going with the LADSmakes it feel like there is comradery and a good time to be had withcool people, theres no mention of any death, killing people, blood orany oth...