(In first person)
Today I finally returned from fighting in the Great War to my village, glad to see my wife and daughter. They were very relieved that I had only been slightly injured and had returned safely. I am very happy to be with them again.
Earlier, I went outside to greet my neighbours, expecting a warm welcome back with homemade fruitcake near the fireplace, like the old days, only to see tightly packed luggage in the room and worried expressions on their faces “Aye, all welcome to you, fellow. The mates are departing anytime now, hope they be as lucky as you are.”
Eight months ago, I remember, I was one of them. I was feeling excited, as well as anxious. The posters floating around the village and the radio ads that were blaring through the speakers made me feel so proud being able to protect the country, but at the same time I was wary that something might go wrong.
I walked around the village, and I noticed that the posters had changed from before I left. Before, the posters were all saying that war was a good cause to fight for, and that protecting the country was something to be proud of. But now, the posters are encouraging or protesting against support for conscription instead because people aren’t willing to go to war anymore.
I guess the excitement of war is finally dying down.
An example of recruitment propaganda
An example of conscription propaganda
An interesting post. You describe the shift from recruitment to conscription very well. Can you show some examples of the various posters that may have been posted up around the village? Where is your story set?
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ReplyDeleteOk I shall edit the post a bit. The story is set in WWI Australia.
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