Example Of Conflict, Genocide, War, Peacebuilding, And Peace In Real Life And Fiction

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3.2. Example of conflict, genocide, war, peacebuilding, and peace in “real life” and fiction

There are several works of fiction which have been done addressing the issue of conflicts,

genocide, wars, and peacebuilding. A good example is a book by Chinua Achebe, “Girls at

War” which describes the life of girls who have to survive during the hard times of war. In this

short story, Achebe focuses on exploring the determination which girls have in order to survive

during the harsh times. The state of Nigeria and Biafra are at war, where the two protagonists get

an opportunity to meet. The war prompts Reginald an official in the Nigerian state to meet with a

young woman, Gladys. They meet under different circumstances which can be attributed to the

war (Achebe, 2010). At first, Reginald meets Gladys, a young girl who desires to join the militia.

However, he turns her down and warns her to take education seriously. Due to the harsh

environment, the process of learning is hardly achievable.

In order to survive, Gladys joins the militia where she operates at a checkpoint. At her

new post, Reginald meets her for the second time. War makes Gladys join the militia in order to

survive the harsh ordeal. The third instance where they meet is at an airstrip where Reginald gets

an opportunity to find food for his family. In this context, war leads to lack of food and

starvation. Due to large numbers of refugees, the states enter into a food crisis. This causes

Reginald to take food designated for refugees to take to his family (Niemoller, 2018). Due to his

position and power in the society, he acquires what is not intended for him. At the end of the

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short story, Gladys and a soldier who had lost his leg in the war are victims of an air strike. War

leads to the death of important people in the society, who, despite having helped in the fight for

peace, their efforts are not recognized.

Another work of fiction is written by Martin Niemoller, a Protestant pastor who wrote a

poem portraying the atrocities committed to innocent civilians during the Nazi regime. In this

poem, Niemoller talks of the actions of the Nazi regime, whereby those in power took people

from different religions, political affiliations, and culture to concentration chambers where they

were tortured and killed. During this period, more than 6 million people were killed on the basis

of religion, social status, ethnic backgrounds, and race. Niemoller writes on how his silence led

to many killings and he regrets not taking the responsibility of speaking up for those who could

not speak for themselves. Those who opposed the Nazi regime including Trade Unionists and

Socialists were arrested, taken to concentration camps and killed (Niemoller, 2018). Niemoller

also states that the Nazi regime focused on permanently doing away with the Jews, who were

perceived as a lesser race.

In the poem, conflicts, genocide, and war are the results of the differences between those

in power and those who are led. Those in leadership focused on doing away with other groups in

order to remain in control of politics, power, social status, and resources.

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Work Cited

Achebe, Chinua. Girls at war and other stories. Anchor Canada, 2010.

Niemoller, Martin. “First they came for the socialists…” (2018). Retrieved from:

https://www.Ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?Moduleid=10007392

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