Week 4- Entry B

SommeWorld is a First World War themed amusement park in my book. It's an incredibly clever idea for a park used to sober those who glamorize war. The visitors to this park experience explosions caused by air pressure. These bomb like explosions could take your arm off, but the visitors wear wristwatches that stop explosions from happening in their proximity. Although this is a very extreme park, I think something like this in the real world is a good idea. Although most people fear war, there are those that glamorize the experience. In A Prayer for Owen Meany (you should all read this. it's the most powerful book i've ever read!) there is a character towards the very end that sees war this way. He's underage for the draft, but he can't wait until he's old enough to join the army and kill. This demented outlook on life seeing killing as fun, should be prevented. Maybe a park like this, putting visitors into a soldiers shoes, would make these type of people understand the horrors of war. However, it could very well have the opposite effect. It could give them a taste of war, and make them hunger for it even more. Perhaps, the drama and danger is what they are looking for. Because they can't die in this amusement park, they may not realize how near death they truly are. I like this idea for a park, but it would be controversial and difficult to build. It could have wonderful effects though.