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

Fall in and Whos for the game?These two examples of poems are classifiable of the war propaganda of theperiod, they are propaganda posters to correct normal people get up, telltheir friends and to join the army, navy or RAF. They try 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 feelbad for non 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 true 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 great sporting event. Going with the LADSmakes it feel like there is comradery and a good eon to be had withcool peopl e, theres no mention of any death, killing people, blood orany oth...