Two Shallow Graves

The essay is placed in Iraq. Off the bat the tone is dark and melancholy. Were introduced to this unparalleled world where there's nothing but heat and misery. There's a prisoner who's not titled a prisoner but a "Person Under Custody." Hands behind his back with a sandbag over his face in the merciless sun. That's the mild side of war. The narrator depicts this separate world that somehow fits into our world. War was always ruthless and inhumane but do actually get depictions of the tear drops forming on the sand as the prisoner cries and prays because he knows hes going to be tortured like a animal causes my hope in humanity to die down. Humans acting inhumane is the best summary I can give when speaking about this war. Inhumane is not an accurate word but nothing summarizes the painful misery that soldiers live in. The mental trauma the builds up causes nightmares and the decay of his life. In 10 days the soldier spent 150 hours on post. The sweat and fungus builds up on his skin. We often fund these wars with out tax dollars and selected government officials. There is a mandatory grit and ruthlessness needed. When humane is shown its often identified as weakness and treason. "Two Graves" is a manifest of war.