They will never be the same

I think the poem 'They' is an anti-war poem. I say this because the poem states that when after the boys come back from war they are never the same. Whether they not be the same because they have had to get a leg removed or a arm blown off or its because they have seen so many people die to where they just can not get over it. In other words, troops are scarred for the rest of their life after going through war. Seeing people killed or badly wounded is not healthy for someone to see everyday without questioning God and his reasons for why all of this is happening. I think this poem is saying why should we put people through seeing all of these awful things, threathening their life everyday, and scarring people for the rest of their life. The poem expresses how troops challenge death everyday meaning that everyday they are out their fighting there is a chance that they could die or see someone else die. However, I feel like we are very blessed that there are people out their that will take that chance of death for the freedom of our country.