War_Luigi Pirandello

Emotionally charged short stories can often times come off as cheeky, Luigi Pirandello writes an eloquent representation of human struggle and the all together harsh face of reality. Most generations in our modern world have been faced with the conflict of warring countries and many have had to go to the front lines to protect their homeland. Those of us who have not been touched by this often overlook the devastating effects of saying goodbye, possibly forever, to your own family. While it may be true that no ones "hard" is harder than anyone else's, it is almost impossible to put your pain into prospective. Pirandello transforms everyone's' struggle into one while crammed into one place where no one can hide. The conversational rhythm of the story made it easy to follow and the elegant word choice was descriptive and inventive in creating a scene.