Threatening Forces Oct. 22 Threatening forces are every where we look in life. Almost anything could be considered a threat in today’s society. The poem by James Joyce, “ I hear an Army Charging Upon the Land,” contains evidence of a threatening force. The threatening force in this poem is punk rock kids at a punk rock show. Threatening forces are very apparent in this poem. A prime example of one is when he says “ Arrogant, in black armor.” He is talking about kids in leather jackets. It is there way of proving they are punk and it looks threatening. Seeing people in leather jac