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Grade 9 Essay Comparing Kamikaze and Remains
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Explore how the effects of conflict is shown in Kamikaze and one other poem (30)In comparing “Kamikaze” by Beatrice Garland and “Remains” by Simon Armitage, the
harrowing effects of conflict are shown in both poems, even if you aren’t actively involved in
it. In Remains, we see the psychological impact of war due to the horror, however, the pilot
struggles to return to a family that is ashamed of him.
Garland begins her poem by describing the father as eager to go on this mission and
sacrifice himself for his country. The quote “shaven head full of powerful incantations” uses a
metaphor to show the reader the propaganda that these pilots were filled with. These
kamikaze pilots were fed this rhetoric of patriotism during the second world war and were
told how dying for their country would be good and dignified. The use of the adjective
“shaven” connotes to the reader a lack of individuality, and it shows how all the kamikaze
pilots are identical, all united on this mission of dying for their country. However, in
"Remains, we see how the protagonist cannot shake his trauma. The quote “drink and drugs
won’t flush him out” uses a metaphor to show how the trauma that the soldier is feeling is not
temporary and is permanent. This further shows to the reader that the vices that soldiers use
as an escape and refuge from their trauma aren’t effective. This quote could further elucidate
to the reader how the soldier might have truly been guilty as these negative feelings don’t
seem to leave him . Armitage wrote this poem as part of a Channel 4 documentary which
looked into soldiers suffering from PTSD.
Garland uses a range of language and structural techniques to display the effects of conflict.
In the poem, Garland deploys a detached narrative to distance us from the pilot’s own
experiences as he is only referred to as the “father”. The use of this structural technique
makes it easy for us to understand why the pilot was shunned, neglected and
misunderstood. The quote “treated him as though he no longer existed “ uses a simile to
highlight to the reader how he was deemed worthless after he couldn’t finish his kamikaze
mission. This quote could also show to the reader how his honour and pride left him and she
was unable to complete his mission. However, in Remains, Armitage uses a range of
language and structural features to display the psychological impact of war on the soldier.
The poem is structured as 4 line stanzas, except for the last stanza which is 2 lines. This
change in stanza length could relate to how the soldier is trying to let go of his trauma.
Armitage uses the refrain “bloody life in my bloody hands' ' to reference the irremovable
feelings of guilt that the soldier feels . Armitage also uses a swathe of colloquial language
such as “swear” in an attempt to convince the reader that he is telling the truth, as the soldier
doubts that his story will be believed by the reader.
Garland describes the father as distant from his family following his kamikaze mission. The
quote “mother never spoke again in his presence “shows how she doesn’t want to
communicate with him. It also shows how the effects of conflict are passed down from
generation to generation. This quote could also symbolise how the father’s mother is
sacrificing her son, by not speaking to him, as he couldn’t sacrifice himself for his country.
Conversely, in Remains, Armitage uses a swathe of military language to show the unstable
mindset of the soldier. The soldier describes his guilt as “dug in behind enemy lines” using
military language to give the impression that he is still at war, however, the war isn’t the
physical war that he was previously in, it is the mental crisis and PTSD that he is
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