Based on the situation presented in the poem, identify at least three effects of war to people and community and present it in a form of a paragraph.

Question

Several countries in the world, including our own, experience war. For whatever reason it may be, the ones who suffer are the ordinary citizens. As they say, in war, nobody wins; everyone loses.

Bio-Note: Emmanuel Monychol was born on the outskirts of a town called Tonj in South Sudan. He has studied in South Sudan, Uganda, and in the United Kingdom. Emmanuel devotes most of his free time to writing.

Pre-Naivasha Days

Emmanuel Monychol (An Excerpt)

We used to fight flies and heat

In the bullet ridden grass thatched huts, We lived in the hope of milk and honey.

We tried to share the little we got with guerrilla forces

Who lived in hope too and tried To survive with little or no food and water

 Tyre sandals for shoes and old clothes looted or donated.

 Directions: Based on the situation presented in the above poem, identify at least three effects of war to people and community and present it in a form of a paragraph.

Answer 1

In the excerpt of the poem, "Pre-Naivasha Days" by Emmanuel Monychol, we read

of three devastating effects of war to ordinary citizens and communities in South Sudan.

The first effect, in their struggle to survive ". . .with little or no food or water."

The second effect, the basic human needs of having shoes and clothing to wear had

become almost impossible to find. The third effect, the dangerous living conditions in

the community the author describes as ". . .the bullet ridden grass thatched huts " where

the citizens had to live. Reading between the lines, we sense the terrible "fear" our

fellowmen had suffered by their thoughts of losing their lives and of dying. Death is

inevitable in wars. Moreover, history records again and again, the Universal Theme of

"Man's Inhumanity to Man," yet wars rage on and on since time began. Still, it seems

mankind remains inherently hopeful.

The poet claims, "We lived in the hope of milk and honey."