Kamikaze vs Remains

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Kamikaze vs Remains

Similarities

  • Both explore guilt from war. Kamikaze: guilty for failing to carry out his suicide mission in order to honour his country. Remains: guilty for killing a possibly innocent man.
  • Both explore life after war.
  • Both emphasise the reality and horrors of war.

Differences

  • The impact of war in Remains is PTD. Whereas, in Kamikaze the impact is dishonour and isolation from his family as he is seen as cowardly and weak for not honouring his country in war.
  • Kamikaze presents Japanese culture and patriarcal expectations.

Overall comparison

Both poems clearly highlight guilt from war and the devastating consequences that come from it. Kamikaze acts a mouthpiece in order to ventriloquise and expose the reality for the Japanese soldiers; the consequences behind not obliging to the Japanese culture and societal expectations. Remains warns society about the impact of war on the psyche and the lasting effects it has on soldiers, who honourably serve our country.

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Roni0

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What does PTD mean ?

Isodope

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I think they meant PTSD which is post traumatic stress disorder

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