Realism
One of the most controversial arguments is deciding whether war is helpful or more harmful than helpful; however, the story “War” by Luigi Pirandello and the poem Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind by Stephen Crane both reveal realistic outlooks on the topic. In “War”, Pirandello focuses in on a small group of travelers that are having trouble contemplating their children’s choice to go to war. One couple in specific, who creates the plot of the story, can’t cope with the death of their only son that occurred while he was deployed. Many different perspectives are provided from the other passengers as they all share one thing in common; they all have children at war. Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind is a short poem about the many horrors of war and how there is no good that comes from it. Whether war is right or wrong, it is something that will happen regardless of beliefs. “War” and Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind both promote realism in a topic that typically brings controversy. Realism is revealing the true side of something or learning how to accept a situation for what it really is in the least fantasized way. Looking deeper in to the story “War”, realism plays a major part in unraveling the plotline. In the beginning of the story, it is quite obvious that the passengers can’t seem to find a way to come to peace with their kids’ decision to enlist in the military. The couple who just lost their son seems to be having the most difficult time with it. The mother of the recently deceased soldier just can’t seem to find the light from any of the sympathetic words that her peers speak to her. She is numb and still seems in shock, just like any mother in her position would be. Throughout the story, the passengers all share their situation on having children in the military. One woman states that she has more than one child in the military and she has it worse off than those with only one. The fat man steps in and halts her rant by saying that as a