Analysis of the english patient. Discuss the idea of war or relationships in The English Patient.

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The Idea of War in the English Patient
The characters in The English patient create ideas in the development of the war period. Although the period might have various instabilities triggered by the war, the perceptions in the community impact the population negatively. The affected individuals prove various issues of partiality in their interactions with other people in society. The standard setting of a normal community has been disrupted by the war and most of the characters experience desperation in all aspects surrounding their lives. The context reflects on a significant demographic of people living in pathetic situations due to the memories of the losses caused by the war. In this case, the recurring traumas affect the population resulting to wrong decision making. Most characters in The English Patient have various ideas and perceptions about the war, the participants and the affected populations.
The community thinks that multiple health issues originate from the war. For instance, the health of the sick man in the narration has been deprived by the war (Ondaatje chapter 1). The impact has even affected his mind and all he would want to do is listening to stories. Various weapons have resulted to the emaciation of body parts like eyes. Staring at the sight of the contradiction involved in war resulted to impairment. Although the incidence has preserved his ears, losing the eyesight proves challenging. However, the patient is lucky because the people around him understand his suffering and the hardships he’s facing. In this case, the war does not seem to have affected the entire population because some of the characters do not prove any occurrence of negative impacts. This issue reveals betrayal in the setting (Ondaatje chapter, 2). The diverse cultural differences during the war period impacted the partially revealed on the affected population. While some are been affected intensively, other individuals in the same context are living normal lives. Various issues like racism and gender inequality could impact the issue. In this case, war against a certain race will impact the group and not the other individuals in the setting. The article does not generalize value of the impact of war on the health of the individuals because various people react differently to different incidents.
The narration presents destructed homes and family relationships. Some individuals are filled with wrath and verge as the occasion had resulted to loss of significant amounts of property. The individuals can hardly enjoy the company of their immediate families because all they see is a dull past. The experiences withdraw people from living standards lives to becoming victims of what they faced. The prevailing issues in the present life do not matter to some people. This condition reveals the false perception by the individuals that the war could continue and put them in more trouble and chaos (Ondaatje chapter, 2). While investing in various home projects could yield various benefits, the article shows significant loss of interest in the ventures because similar issues could recur. Although the idea can justify the intrusion of fear, the narration shows that the population expresses what they are e...