Journey's End

Journey's End portrays the image of World War 1 through a group of soldiers stuck in the trenches, war back home in England is presented as being action filled and full of constant fighting to motivate young men to go to war. This key idea of propaganda is presented through the character of Raleigh and his realisation of what war actually is like in the trenches. Raleigh realises that he has been lied to by the propaganda and has almost been "brainwashed" like millions of young men sent to fight in the trenches, relating to the context of the time and what actually happened. "It's just this- This quiet" This highlights to the reader Raleigh's realisation of what war actually is like and that to most of the soldiers they seem to be waiting for something to happen, and when something did happen, It wasn't for very long. Raleigh is young, innocent and fresh to the cruel reality of war and will fully realise later on what will happen when the anticipated Boche attack happens.