Officer Class in Journeys End by RC Sheriff :: Journeys End Literature War Military Essays

Officer Class in pilgrimages EndDuring the World War many a nonher(prenominal) people found themselves in mid filledtrenches eating rations and living with a host of creatures includingrats, mice and many insects. There was however a group of people whodid not residue so rough, the officers, no matter what rank of officeryou were you would sleep in a quarters with other officers and notwith the men and you would have your take personal cook. Although theliving conditions were not up to standards with even a virtuoso star hotel,they were easier to bear than what the soldiers had to. In this essayI will be talking about what you learn about the officers in the bookJourneys End. I will be discussing their hobbies and value.The officers sh bed the selfsame(prenominal) kind of upbringing all came from privateschools and were highly educated. capital of North Carolina and Stanhope both came fromthe same school and were friends outside school, often visiting oneand others homes. Osbor ne and trotting horse have been working in differentjobs for a while onward being drafted whereas Stanhope and Raleighcame straight from school into the officers life. not much is knownabout trotter as he is not talked about much in the story but it is myassumption that he was also from a private school.Osborne and Trotter were both drafted as officers because of theirprofessions they are both regarded highly in society. Stanhope andRaleigh however were drafted as officers because of the professions offamily members, Stanhopes father is a vicar and Raleighs uncle is asenior officer, sum he is most likely from a military background.In term of age of the officers, Osborne is by far the most aged ofthe officers being called uncle says this rather clearly that they aremocking his age in a warm manner. Though Osborne is older Stanhopeis senior to him, many comments are made that Osborne should puff thecompany but Osborne sticks up for the young commander. AlthoughStanhope is superi or he values the opinion of his lower officers.It is clear from the conversations that they all enjoy sport,especially Ruggers or rugby as more commonly known. It shows thatthey are all abundant in physical strength and it shows that Stanhopehas good leadership skills as he captained the cricket team in school.Osborne however trumps him by telling Raleigh how he capped for theEngland rugby team, but he swore Raleigh to concealment so he may be lyingabout that.The officers are all fighting so that they can get back to their