Siegfried Sasson

Siegfried Sassoon: The Hero The poem “the Hero” is written by Siegfried Sassoon. It’s about a woman who just had lost her beloved son, Jack, in war. The war Jack died in has probably been World War I, since the poem first appeared in print in 1917. The white-haired old woman thinks her son died a noble death as a brave soldier, but she has been told some gallant lies from the Brother Officer. The true story about Jack is that, he was a cold-footed, useless swine who only would be missed by his old mother. A real weakling, who