Today words like 'persevere' and 'hero’s death' had been so ceaselessly bandied about that they had long since acquired an ironic sound–at least wherever there was actual fighting. Once, before an attack, Sturm had heard an old sergeant say the following: 'Kids, we’re going over there now to gobble up the Englishmen’s rations.' It was the best battle address that he had ever heard. That was surely something good in the war–that it destroyed glorious-sounding phrases. Concepts that hung fleshless in the void were overcome by laughter.Anonymous
About This Quote
This quote is about the propaganda that was used during the World War I. This quote uses the word 'persevere' which is a word that means to persevere in doing something. In this case, the word 'persevere' is being used to describe soldiers who were going over to take supplies from the English. The propaganda made it seem as if these soldiers would be able to take the supplies and be back in time for lunch break.
Many people said they were going to be heroes and their death would bring glory to their country. However, this method of propaganda did not work out very well because when these soldiers wanted food they were shot at.
Source: Sturm
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