Hardy's+Higher+Purpose

In Thomas Hardy's "The Man He Killed" his higher purpose is to change the way that people think about war. People seem to accept war for what it is and this poems mission is to change that. This poem shows how in war people kill each other for no reason. If you had met the person that you killed in any other place besides war, its possible that you could have been friends. Hardy's poem leaves a lasting impression on everybody that reads it, and its higher purpose is almost life changing!