In part 1, Sections IV and V of , Pound writes a powerful condemnation of war and its effects. Pound writes of the soldiers who were sent off to die for a country that is “an old bitch gone in the teeth” and not worth the “wastage” of life in Pound’s estimation. Even the arts are criticized, Pound calling them nothing more than “two gross of battered statues” and “a few thousand battered books”. However, by virtue of being written in opposition to the infirmities of society, Mauberley elevates itself above them and exemplifies the values necessary in a worthy poem. Pound creates an interesting tension in Mauberley by condemning society and the arts, while at the same time penning a piece that’s worthier of defense due to its superiority to the subject matter and its value to the reader. It is through Pound’s variation between the candor in his poem and the falsehoods present in the culture he’s condemning that he proves Mabberley’s worth relative to the society he is condemning. Pound calls war “hell” and accuses the leaders of society, the “old men” and “liars”, of not only sending men to war on these false premises, but compounding their folly by allowing the survivors to return “home to many deceits”. Mauberley gains impact by taking the stance of an observer of these events, having witnessed those who “fought”, the “lies” that they believed in and the “disillusions never told in days before” that they experienced. It could be argued that there is some embellishment in the poem, but there are no points that couldn't be argued to be true. For instance, whether this war saw “daring as never before” is a debatable point, but there was most certainly “wastage as never before." Through this almost factual recounting, Mauberley segregates itself from its perfidious subject matter. Itt gains the moral high ground through the virtue of its own truthful nature and not through any attempt to establish itself as an authority. Mauberley leads by example, displaying an abundance of truth and honesty that is absent in society. By making this clear separation between the lying and the honest, Pound has given value to Mauberley that is far above the society described within it. Additionally, Mauberley compounds upon its own worth through its success in disclosing ways in which the reader may surpass its pitiable subjects. Pound demonstrates this through the establishment of the soldiery as cautionary tales and employing open-ended rhetorical devices (i.e. ellipses and allusion) to provoke thought. The subject of the poem is mainly the men who faithfully