Socially Responsible Literature: Reflections on “Silence”

Both Tadeusz Borowskis chapter pipe down and Bertold Brechts poem A Worker Reads History are socially responsible pieces of literary works and poetry, respectively, as the authors seem to capture the untold aspects of annals that need to be understood. Both works are intended to improve the hearing by countering propaganda compositors case pieces that portray a common milling machinery or victim. As it has been said, life does imitate art and life is non common nor fill up with characters of complete morality.It should be said, as well, that many literary works do pose motilitys in themes of morality, public issues, or buck private problems endemic to society, however these themes and questions are usually answered. Common art is filled with dissonance and consonance while extraordinary art is only dissonant, as is life. There are only questions in this type of art and for this reason, the writers elect do entertain their audiences by compelling them to think beyond the li terature and look at life in a different counseling.Bertold Brechts poem A Worker Reads History is filled with questions and is meant to cause the audience to contemplate the unsung and ordinary heroes of history that do not call for attention. He asks Phillip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no otherwise tears? Frederick the Greek triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who triumphed with him? This social admonition in the form of questions is socially responsible to audiences in that the myth of the travel or triumphant hero is merely a nationalistic and propaganda type tool used to glorify and glamorize war and political progress.Brecht, as well as wonders about Caesars victory and was there not even a cook in his army? Of course, tales of cooks and other workers would not be so romantic and patriotic. The title is very telling thence of the point of inspect of the poem and the intention of the regular person or regular audience to comprehend their lack of place in history as insufferable or, at the very least, questionable.Similarly, Tadeusz Borowskis Silence is very telling in the title as to the intention of his story and the socially irresponsible save of being silent to the truth. Here again, we do not see characters visualized in heroic terms, we see, as an audience, gritty reality. As Holocaust survivors, having been silent, these men had pent up rage against their oppressors and just as they suffered in shut up for so many years, they murdered one oppressor, who was gagged in silence and then trampled to death.The importance of noting that the American officer, who promised justice, and was ignored is important, as well. He was not viewed as a hero and the oppressed men were not meant to be envisioned as victims. The theme to note is the importance of actions versus words, as the Americans promise was not as satisfying as the silent, secret murder. But, as socially responsible art the action taken was written and, hence taken out of the darkness of secrecy to its own action.In closing, both(prenominal) works attempt to persuade audiences to think differently about the picture of history and the grittiness of the real silent heroes and victims. There is no simple dichotomies in these pieces nor is there a resolving conflict. The beauty is in the questions posed. Therefore, in this way these works do serve as entertainment that prompts the audience to question themselves, their world, the works they have read, and the responsibility of knowing the truth.