Most recent public comments by Joseph Sweeney https://nowcomment.com/users/17145 https://nowcomment.com/documents/36342?scroll_to=407117 https://nowcomment.com/documents/36342?scroll_to=407117 This segment of the essay touches on what I think is an important part about any war story. The causes. Causes of war are rarely touched upon, usually relegated to a title card at the beginning of a movie, or an opening paragraph. Complexity, unless it's one of the main themes, is usually unwelcome in war stories. This has its basis in reality- when people are knowledgeable on the causes of a war, it's hard to whip them into a nationalistic frenzy, or get them to root for a hero. To this end, causes tend to be ignored, glossed over, or distorted in the quest for a just battle. Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:53:17 -0500