I'm currently taking an english course this semester in college and we've been studying and discussing the Illiad this semester which is my inspiration for this post.
While studying the Illiad, we learned of two main characters, Hector and Achilles. As a reader, I tend to look for the right and the wrong. Both these characters were the strongest of their side and when you get into how Homer portrays them, the reader realizes that it's very hard to distinguish between the good and the bad side. In a section of the Illiad, the reader sees a side of Hector that is much different from the ruthless warrior they know. This Hector is a man of family and the way he loves and cherishes his son is actually quite beautiful and touching. At the same time, Achilles is also a character of strong emotions and also quite heroic.
In this way, it's hard to distinguish who the real antogonist is. I feel like this applies to modern warfare too. Both sides of the war usually have a valid reason to fight. In addition to that, both sides have soldiers that have their own families that they have and fight to protect.
From this, I think I've learnt, that many times the war is not about the wrong or the right. Sometimes its about the reason theres the fight.
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