Question

directions: brainstorm your answers to the following questions in the space provided. be prepared to share your original ideas in a class discussion. 1. what is the relationship between war and peace? can one bring about the other? cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer. 2. how are we changed by war? how does war affect people? cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

Explanation:

For question 1: War and peace are interdependent, cyclical states; war can force peace, and peace can enable war. The end of World War II, which led to the creation of the United Nations to enforce global peace, shows war can spawn structured peace, while the prolonged post-Cold War peace allowed for the buildup of tensions that led to regional conflicts like the 2003 Iraq War. Literature like Slaughterhouse-Five also reflects how war's trauma shapes the desire for peace, while unaddressed grievances in peace can reignite war.
For question 2: War reshapes people's identities, empathy, and sense of safety. Historically, soldiers in the Vietnam War often returned with lasting PTSD, altering their relationships and ability to engage with civilian life, as documented in memoirs like Born on the Fourth of July. Art like Picasso's Guernica captures how war destroys collective innocence and forces communities to confront systemic violence, while personal accounts of refugee displacement show war uproots people's sense of home and belonging permanently.

Answer:

1. War and peace are interdependent cyclical states where each can trigger the other: the end of World War II led to the UN’s peacekeeping framework, while post-Cold War peace enabled tensions that sparked the 2003 Iraq War, and Slaughterhouse-Five reflects war trauma driving peace movements yet unaddressed peace-time grievances reigniting conflict.
2. War alters personal identity, empathy, and security: Vietnam War veterans faced lifelong PTSD (documented in Born on the Fourth of July), Picasso’s Guernica depicts collective innocence shattered by war, and refugee displacement shows war permanently uproots people’s sense of home.