Siegfried Sassoon's "Suicide in the Trenches" paints a grim picture of war's toll on a young soldier. The poem starts with a joyful pre-war life, but the cheerful facade crumbles as the soldier faces the harsh realities of the trenches. The juxtaposition between his carefree past and his ultimate suicide in the trenches is a powerful indictment of war. The final lines, addressing the ignorant civilians who glorify war, leave a stinging criticism, urging them to confront the true cost of conflict.