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WAR by Barrett Strong War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War is something that I despise For it means destruction of innocent lives For it means tears in thousands of mothers' eyes When their sons go out to fight to give their lives War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War It's nothing but a heartbreaker War Friend only to the undertaker War is the enemy of all mankind The thought of war blows my mind Handed down from generation to generation Induction destruction Who wants to die War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War has shattered many young men's dreams Made them disabled bitter and mean Life is too precious to be fighting wars each day War can't give life it can only take it away War It's nothing but a heartbreaker War Friend only to the undertaker Peace love and understanding There must be some place for these things today They say we must fight to keep our freedom But Lord there's gotta be a better way That's better than War War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing In Barrett Strong’s song “War”, Strong believes that there is absolutely nothing good about war and that “there’s gotta be another way that’s better than war”. This song is appropriate for the scene in chapter one (p. 29) where Kurt Vonnegut says, “There is no that there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything every again” (19). From the beginning, Vonnegut has made evident his antiwar stance. He tells his son that they must never participate in war in anyway, including working for companies that make war machineries. He also tells them that they should not glorify in the massacre or destruction of their enemies. In addition, Vonnegut mentions that except for the birds, it is completely silent after a massacre, and the only thing the birds are able to say is “poo-tee-wee”, which again illustrates the senselessness of war. For this reason, Vonnegut has chosen to use satire in Slaughterhouse Five. He hopes that by poking fun of war, the immorality of it will be corrected, and that instead of war, people will chose other options in dealing with their problems.
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Words: 2108
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Pages: 8.4
submitted by: missdasani
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