Understanding the poem ‘The Man He Killed’ by Thomas Hardy
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I can explain how Hardy explores attitudes to war.
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The poem was written during the Boer War.
Hardy was very critical of this war and the British Empire’s military tactics.
Hardy was suspicious that the British Empire wanted to exploit South Africa’s natural resources.
In the poem, Hardy explores the similarities between two ‘enemy’ soldiers.
He implies that perceiving war as simply a battle between good and evil dehumanises the people fighting,
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