God how I hate new countries: They are older than the old, more sophisticated, much more conceited, only young in a certain puerile vanity more like senility than anything.
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The war is dreadful. It is the business of the artist to follow it home to the heart of the individual fighters - not to talk in armies and nations and numbers - but to track it home.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Artists have the responsibility to illustrate the personal impact of war rather than just its grand scale.
D.H. Lawrence emphasizes that artists should focus on the human experiences and emotions affected by war, rather than merely discussing the statistics or the broad societal implications. By honing in on the individual stories of fighters, art can convey the profound personal toll that war takes on people, fostering a deeper understanding and connection to their struggles.
Themes
WarArtHuman ExperienceIndividualEmotions
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the effects of war on society.
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