Which aspects of war are addressed in both excerpts from short stories by Guy de Maupassant
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Short stories from Guy De Maupassant are set during the times of Franco-Prussian war.
The war stricken decade of 1870s are the backdrop of his stories characterized by pessimism and social impact.
The protagonist is mostly an innocent civilian suffering from the evil effects of war.
He declared that wars are useless for the common man.
During the time of the Franco-Prussian war, many short stories have been written by famous authors. Guy De Maupassant is one of the famous short story writers during that period of time.
In the period of 1870, due to the unpleasant environment of the war, his short stories found a backdrop and his short stories many described the principles of pessimism and social impacts on the society.
The supporters of the war are mostly innocent people, without armed services, suffered a lot due to the worst effects of the war. He finally said that there is no use of war in common man’s life.