Simon fought in the war, but not on this occasion, and he suffered from the traumas of the war.
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What does the title mean?
Remains is something left over, after other parts have been destroyed, or used: what's remaining of them after their traumatic experience.
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What was the poets purpose?
Simon wanted to reveal the effects that war and conflict had on people, he would have wanted the reader change their opinion on war.
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What is the poem about?
Remains is about an unnamed speaker who is sent out to take care of some looters, who are robbing a bank, they end up killing the looters. The event then lives on his mind fearing that the looters will come back for him.
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What is the context of the poem?
Remains takes place during the Iraq war.
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What inspired them to write Remains?
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Simon fought in the war, but not on this occasion, and he suffered from the traumas of the war.
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