I don't anthropomorphize inanimate objects, thinking they have feelings or aspirations to be anything more than what they are. This is the whole problem with people who want Pluto to be called a planet again--they're not living in the real world where rules matter, and feelings are sometimes irrelevant.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.