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What accounts for the universality of the poem John Brown?

What accounts for the universality of the poem John Brown?

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    The poem, “John Brown”, written by Bob Dylan doesn’t focus on any particular war. The poem highlights the physical and emotional exhaustion which all war victims undergo as a result of it. War ravages each and everyone, marking an end to civilization. The poem appeals universally as the glorification of war has been criticized in the poem and has resonated with all the war victims.

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