"Futility" means uselesness. To Owen, war is a meaningless massacre of young soldiers. War brings only destruction & agony. This poem deals with the death of a young english soldier in war. The poet painfully asserts that the sun,the creator of all living beings,can't restore life to the young soldier who has had an untimely death. so the creation of life on earth also seems to be futile. war that makes life futile,by destroying it playfully,is also futile affair. hence the title of the poem is FUTILITY
In "Futility," Wilfred Owen conveys a sense of disillusionment and hopelessness towards war. The poem reflects the futile nature of conflict and questions the senselessness of sacrificing lives in battle. Owen's attitude towards war is one of condemnation and sorrow for the loss of human life in the name of war.
because if Wilfred he had good state in mind a good heart and tried to do what ever he could for that war and try to surive fight and try to help other peoples and feel bad about some of the thing that he or she done did during the world war I.
in 1917
Wilfred Owen's birth name is Wilfred Edward Salter Owen.
Wilfred Owen was born on March 18, 1893.
I think that his attitude to war was that he thought it was 'pointless' and killed many innocent lives. He thought, 'what's the point in being born if you're just going to die a few years later?' Hope this helped! :D x
Most of Wilfred Owen's famous poems were written during World War I, between 1917 and 1918. Owen's war poetry, which vividly captured the horrors and realities of combat, gained recognition posthumously after his death in combat in November 1918.
Thomas Owen.
Disabled by Wilfred Owen was written in 1917
Wilfred Owen's father was named Tom Owen and his mother was named Susan Shaw Owen. They were both from England.
Wilfred Owen died on November 4, 1918 at the age of 25.
The Days of Wilfred Owen - 1965 was released on: USA: 1965
Wilfred Owen's main aim in his poetry was to convey the harsh realities of war and expose the true horrors and futility of conflict. He wanted to challenge the glorification of war and to evoke empathy and understanding from his readers.
Wilfred Owen's family lived in Shrewsbury, England for most of their lives.