Memorial As Oral Cemetery 1

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The memorial as ‘Oral Cemetery’

In memorial, Oswald has made a tremendous effort to create an ‘oral cemetery’ for the

gallant soldiers who lost their lives in the Iliad. While there were many soldiers who lost their

lives in the Iliad, it is important to note that only a few of them have been recognized in history.

A significant majority of the soldiers have remained unknown or unrecognized by readers of the

Iliad and historians alike. Thus, the purpose of the memorial, as the same suggests, is to create an

'oral cemetery' for the forgotten soldiers. War memorials play an important role in society. One

of the roles of these memorials is to remember the various individuals who sacrificed their lives

for the sake of the development and progress of society. The freedom and space that many

individuals enjoy today came at a cost. There are people who lost their lives, and it is only fair

for them to be recognized. Notably, a society that forgets its heroes may stand the risk of going

backward, however progressive it may look. When a society forgets about the people who lost

their lives in its creation, it stands a chance of going back to the same issues that bedeviled

before it was rescued by its fallen heroes. Another role that war memorials play in society is to

make sure that society understands its history and use that knowledge for the creation of a better

tomorrow. It is important for a nation not to forget about its past, lest it repeats the mistakes that

it made in the past. In the United States, for example, one of the toughest periods in its history is

the Civil War period. During the Civil War, many American soldiers lost their lives. However,

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the soldiers never lost their lives in vain. It is a result of their lives that the county enjoys some of

the freedoms. Slavery ended as a result of these losses. Today, the United States aspires that all

men will remain free and equal, regardless of their race, religion, or cultural and social

distinctions. The United States remembers its fallen soldiers as a way of remembering where it

has come from besides using it as a means of defining its future. Similarly, Oswald remembers

the soldiers who lost their lives in the Iliad as a way of remembering the contributions of the

soldiers to the creation of modern society. The primary purpose of this paper is to analyze the

structural and stylistic features that made the Iliad such an effective 'oral cemetery.' The primary

purpose of Oswald's memorial is to deflect attention from Achilles; she mentions the character

only secondarily and gives equal attention to the many other soldiers who lost their lives in the

battle. Using the approach of lament or mourning it the development of the poem, besides the use

of stylistic devices such as similes, Oswald has succeeded in the creation of a highly effective

piece of literature.

Many factors contribute to the creation of highly effective pieces of literature. In the

memorial, the primary purpose of Oswald was to remember the forgotten heroes of the Iliad.

Notably, many scholars and authors focus on Achilles, and rightly so, but they forget that there

are many other soldiers who lost their lives in the epic battle. There are several approaches that

Oswald used in order to create a highly effective memorial. One of the ways in which she

achieved this was to the development of a lament approach to the poem. Instead of merely

mentioning the fallen soldiers, Oswald actively laments each and every one of the forgotten

soldiers.

In the Homeric epic, a distinction is made between two forms of lament. There is a

lament that is performed by close friends and family members of the diseased while there also a

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Surname1 Name Course Tutor Date The memorial as ‘Oral Cemetery’ In memorial, Oswald has made a tremendous effort to create an ‘oral cemetery’ for the gallant soldiers who lost their lives in the Iliad. While there were many soldiers who lost their lives in the Iliad, it is important to note that only a few of them have been recognized in history. A significant majority of the soldiers have remained unknown or unrecognized by readers of the Iliad and historians alike. Thus, the purpose of the memorial, as the same suggests, is to create an 'oral cemetery' for the forgotten soldiers. War memorials play an important role in society. One of the roles of these memorials is to remember the various individuals who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the development and progress of society. The freedom and space that many individuals enjoy today came at a cost. There are people who lost their lives, and it is only fair for them to be recognized. Notably, a society that forgets its heroes may stand the risk of going backward, however progressive it may look. When a society forgets about the people who lost their lives in its creation, it stands a chance of going back to the same issues that bedeviled before it was rescued by its fallen heroes. Another role that war memorials play in society is to make sure that society understands its history and use that knowledge for the creation of a better tomorrow. It is important for a nation not to forget about its past, lest it repe ...
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