War & The Warrior Ethos
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Then and Now
As presented in The Iliad, reflect on the role that war and ”the warrior ethos” played among those doing the fighting ( and among those who stayed at home) compared/contrasted with how modern American military service members and civilians think about war and ”the warrior ethos.”
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• Make sure to provide a comparison/contrast between the world of The Iliad and now, using specific, cited examples from the text.
Possible focus points to choose from:
• How are war and “the warrior ethos” presented now as compared/contrasted with the era of The Iliad — as a good or bad thing? Why?
• What understanding of war do three different Iliad characters have (including at least one female character) as compared/contrasted with how at least three modern “types” experience war in our modern day? (e.g. our President, a spouse whose partner is deployed, a veteran of the Vietnam war)?
• What are the worthwhile causes for fighting a war?
Compare/contrast each era
. Is war the most effective solution in achieving these cause
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