Various metaphors are used in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Homes and the Hound of the Baskervilles.' Holmes, in a conversation with Watson states, 'It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light.' This meant that although Watson might not be the person who solves cases, his presence, conversation, and observations can inspire another to solve the case.
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.