Finish the questions on "To an Athlete Dying Young" and also give a detailed answer as to whether or not you agree with the message of the poem.
Your one-page paragraph responses to one of the prompts from yesterday will be due on Monday. They all pertain to Chapters 1-5 of the class novel and are as follows:
- Discuss the three most salient reasons for the men's bitterness
- Explain how trench warfare has affected the young men's attitudes towards their own lives.
- Personal dignity and humanity are difficult to maintain while fighting at the front. Explain how the men try to maintain these two things.