The Common Side Effects Of War In The Iliad In Modern War

Home was a great poet who lived in ancient Greece, one of his most notorious works was The Iliad. The main story is not in fact the war, but actually the rage of Achilles and the life of the soldiers. The reason The Iliad is able to be comprehended in modern day society is because war will always effect the solders the same way no matter what century it is. The film Achilles in Vietnam interviewed personnel who fought in the war and described their horrific experiences, which some sounded similar to ones in the Iliad. After listening to those interviews and analyzing texts from the Iliad, it is apparent there is an Achilles in every soldier, whether they like it or not, he is burning inside them with rage.

War does not just literally kill people,

Soldiers returning home had terrible PTSD, they were always angry and on edge. As Arthur McLella recalls one time where he was driving and someone cut him off and he lost it, he was chasing after him and wanted to confront him. His family was asking him to stop then he realized there was nothing he can do, he though “what am I going to do kill him?” Another veteran took on drinking, lost everything he had become homeless, lost his family, he says he was never himself and that was the cause of all this. There was one las lady who was asked if what they did to their son who would wake up in the middle off the night crying, was to hug and support him was the correct thing to do. It was, and after time he would live a normal life, almost like he recovered, similar to Achilles when he was with

Achilles shows how close he is to Patroclus when he dies. They were so close they were like brothers, Achilles is first filled with sorrow and attempts to cut his own throat, but is stopped just in time, and he turns that sorrow into anger and avenges his friend. Soldiers in modern day are the same when they are in an angered and stressed state, they need someone to lean on. The injured soldiers needed the comforting of a friend the most when time was almost up for them. The medics would be that character for them to comfort and be there , just as Patroclus was always there for Achilles. The ancient Greeks and the Vietnam veterans feel the same, even with the time difference proving even though the times have change the mentality of wars have