The brutality of war affects Stephen deeply from "summary" of Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Stephen Wraysford is a man haunted by the horrors he witnessed during the war. The brutality of the battlefield sears into his very being, leaving him scarred and broken. The images of death and destruction replay in his mind like a never-ending nightmare. The sheer carnage of war is a weight that he carries with him every day, a burden that he cannot shake off. The violence he witnessed on the front lines has left him with a profound sense of disillusionment. The senseless loss of life, the sheer waste of human potential - it all weighs heavily on his soul. He struggles to find meaning in a world that seems so utterly devoid of it. The brutality of war has stripped away any illusions he may have had about the nobility of conflict. Stephen's experiences in the trenches have left him emotionally scarred. The constant fear, the ever-present threat of death - it has taken a toll on his psyche. He finds it difficult to connect with others, to open up and share his innermost thoughts and feelings. The brutality of war has erected a barrier between him and the rest of the world, isolating him in his own private hell.- Shaping his thoughts, his actions, his very essence. The brutality he witnessed has left a mark on his soul that can never be erased. It is a wound that will never fully heal, a burden that he must carry with him for the rest of his days. The war has changed him irrevocably, leaving him a shadow of the man he once was.
