His making his way to Memphis illustrates that he is much like his bother in that he feels compelled to do the right thing. The pieces differ in their approach toward the pain of the war. Stevens view is from a distance; we know what happens in war but maybe if we stand far enough away, we will not be touched by it personally. A soldier dies but even the wind and the clouds move through the sky, untouched. In "Two Soldiers," Faulkner focuses on the pain of separation with Pete's little brother and mother. Their anguish is heavy and real and it is enough to make a little boy to walk 80 miles to Memphis to be with his brother. Stevens sees the pain of war but he also sees how easy it is to overlook. Faulkner shows us how the pain of loss is too real to ignore.

Both pieces look at war from a serious point-of-view. The authors do not...

Instead, it is seen from realistic perspectives. Stevens view is colder, illustrating how the world has become desensitized to deaths that occur on the battlefield. Faulkner's story never even takes us to the actual battlefield or any soldier's death because the pain of war begins long before deployment takes place. These pieces bring attention to war and make points about the loss that occurs as the result of war, regardless if that loss is recognized or not. It still occurs and this is what we should remember.
Works Cited

Stevens, Wallace. "The Death of a Soldier." American War Poetry: An Anthology. Lorrie Goldensohn, ed. 2006. Print.

Faulkner, William. "Two Soldiers." Collected Stories of William Faulkner. New York: Vintage

Books. 1976. Print.