Journeys End Key Themes

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lower class shows that the army are desperate for recruits. Class affects relationships. Stanhope being young but being a higher rank. Cowardice Horrors of War Friendship All the soldiers have coping mechanisms but Hibbert doesn't hence his cowardice. Osborne- reading 'Alice in Wonderland' Stanhope - Drinking Trotter - Eating and the tally chart Hibbert - ? Before the raid the soldiers do not show any cowardice but instead they talk about funny things to get their minds off it. Pg. 74 and 75. Stanhope shows cowardice as Raleigh is going to send a letter to his sister. Hibbert's character is all cowardice but we can see a little bit of this in each of the characters. Sherriff sends the message of the horrors of war across in subtle comparisons between the soldiers' life before and during the war. Affects everyone, of all classes and ranks and including those back home. Death of the men and the things that they experience and sense. Bad memories, shell shock, loosing identity and personality, paranoia. Sympathetic treatment. Not much true friendship seen in the trenches except that of Osborne and Stanhope. They are the only people who can empathise and have similar experiences. They can talk normally forgetting the war. Osborne is Stanhope's last hope. TRUST. Trotter's relationships with others are generally good although he tenses around lower classes. Friendship is determined by class. Alienation- friendships change because of the different situation of the war. The army has altered the men and therefore altered the friendships of their pasts. Stanhope is afraid of what Raleigh thinks of him. Raleigh looks up to Stanhope