Commentary on Journeys End
Act two, scene two
I think that when Stanhope asks Sergeant Major for a whisky the
sergeant is quite surprised that Stanhope, being a higher rank than
him, offers the drink to him. I think that the sergeant should be
offering Stanhope a drink, "Sit down have a whisky?" to that sergeant
major replies "(a suspicion of brightness in his voice) thank you,
sir."
Also when the sergeant talks about the going over on Thursday, he is
very curious about the tactics that they are going to use if their
"plan A" doesn't work. "When the attack comes, of course, we beat em
off-but what if they keep on attacking?" to this Stanhope replies
"Then we keep beating them off." I think then that the sergeant
definitely thinks that he doesn't have a second plan at all. "If they
don't get through the first day, they'll attack the next day and the
next"
Also when Stanhope talks about his plan and says that they are going
to win the war, the sergeant makes a sarcastic note "(pretending to
make a note) Win the war. Very good, sir"
I feel that when the colonel talks about the raid and doing it in
daylight it is not very sensible to go over at that time of day. I
think this because surely if they go over in the daylight and they can
see the Germans then the Germans are able to see them. "A surprise
daylight raid under smoke screen from the trench-mortar people. I
think daylight best. There's not too much moon now, and it's vitally
important to get hold of a Boche or two."
I think that the colonel is a bit rude and harsh when he talk about
considering trotter for the raid and then just calls him fat. "Well
there's trotter-but he's a bit fat isn't he?"
I also don't think that Stanhope wants Raleighto go in for it as he
does defend him when the colonel suggests he go in for the raid.
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a realistic picture of life in the trenches as he had known it and a
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