In the poem "The charge of the light brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson the topic of war is treated in i feel intense clarity because in the poem they say in the opining stanza " Half a league onward, all in the valley of death Rode the six hundred." in this quotation they are saying that six hundred soldiers rise into the valley of death which i assume is an area of intense battles and deaths, won or lost. Also with the use of repetition in the poem like the saying " Cannon to the right of them, cannon to the left of them, cannon behind them," I feel that its saying that in war you cant run from war it will always be around.
In other words I feel that the media portrays soldiers and the nature of war as a good thing, the media portrays that if you join the army you will become a hero and help save the word; But what they dont say in the media is that war is bloody, and gory. Yes your helping your country, but killing other people in the process people that are doing the same for there country people that have family's just like you do.
Your ideas are insightful and justified. You are to connect how Tennyson portrays war with common images in the media today. This could mean how war is treated in film, or perhaps in the news. Add more analysis for a higher mark.
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