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

Officer Class in Journeys EndDuring the World War many people found themselves in mid filledtrenches eating rations and maintenance with a host of creatures includingrats, mice and many insects. There was however a group of people whodid not sleep 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 own personal cook. Although theliving conditions were not up to standards with even a one star hotel,they were easier to bear than what the soldiers had to. In this essayI will be talking virtually what you win about the officers in the bookJourneys End. I will be discussing their hobbies and values.The officers sh argond the same kind of upbringing all came from hiddenschools and were highly educated. Raleigh and Stanhope both came fromthe same school and were friends outside school, often visiting oneand others homes. Osborne and Trotter have been working in differentjobs for a wh ile before 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, meaning he is most likely from a military background.In terms of age of the officers, Osborne is by far the most aged ofthe officers being called uncle says this quite clearly that they aremocking his age in a friendly manner. Though Osborne is older Stanhopeis senior to him, many comments are made that Osborne should run thecompany but Osborne sticks up for the young commander. AlthoughStanhope is superior 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 unremarkably 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 secrecy so he may be lyingabout that.The officers are all fighting so that they can get back to their