How would you link these themes from Pink Floyd's 'The Wall?'?

Question

So you have 'The Wall' building higher and higher protecting and isolating the character, and it's caused by many hurtful things (women, growing up, etc.).

But then, the album is filled with war references (WWII). How does war connect with this wall? The wall seems passive while war seems aggressive.

Also, what do you think Vera Lynn, the war entertainer from that time, represents in The Wall?

Answer 1

In Pink Floyd's rock opera "The Wall," the main character, Pink, deals with many issues, among them that he lost his father in WWII - another brick in the wall.  The reference to Vera Lynn is ironic because she sang a song about "we'll meet again" or something like that, and, of course, his father was gone forever.