My Country right or left

• patriotism/ war
• imperial actions
• "very few of your memories come to you genuinely virgin"

Paradox- A contradiction where both things are true 

Ambivalence- having mixed or contradictory feelings about something

Patriotism- having strong support for your country

Militarism- having strong support for the military

Socialism- a political belief which advocates the ownership and regulation of resources by the community as a whole

Pacifism- the belief that war and violence are unjustifiable and that conflict should be resolved by peaceful means 

"Among the very young the pacifist reaction had set in long before the war ended"

"that I was patriotic at heart, would not sabotage or act against my own side"

Able to analyse/ reflect his feelings (patriotism)

dreading war/ (revolution), but will support his country (thinks it is necessary)

War was always devoted to militarism 

• felt nothing as he was a child, paid no attention
• no acknowledgement of what was happening
• bad attitude towards war
• Didn't care about what was going on
• No use of emotive language, unless talking about the soldiers
• Children are innocent, in that they have no idea of what war was and why it was happening
• Shocked at the childrens attitudes towards war- potrays them to be very disrespectful