04-10-2014, 09:47 AM
AJ,
Thanks for the explanation, aside from getting that this was a horse being abused, and it was during a war, I didn't get much as I am unfamiliar with the lay of the land, so to speak, and also do not know much, to my chagrin, about WWI, except what I saw of it through my stereoscope. As they were only pictures with very brief explanation, and I had no framework in which to make sense of them, they remained interesting but senseless.
In terms of the poem, it is impossible to not feel pity for "Olive"as she is presented as a good horse who was trying her best to do what was expected of her. A shame.
Dale
Thanks for the explanation, aside from getting that this was a horse being abused, and it was during a war, I didn't get much as I am unfamiliar with the lay of the land, so to speak, and also do not know much, to my chagrin, about WWI, except what I saw of it through my stereoscope. As they were only pictures with very brief explanation, and I had no framework in which to make sense of them, they remained interesting but senseless.
In terms of the poem, it is impossible to not feel pity for "Olive"as she is presented as a good horse who was trying her best to do what was expected of her. A shame.
Dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.