Journey's End: Context (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of Journey's End
Author of Journey's End
R.C. Sherriff
Setting of Journey's End
Setting of Journey's End
World War I trenches
Sherriff's WWI experience
Sherriff's WWI experience
Served as an officer
Year Journey's End first performed
Year Journey's End first performed
1928
Type of warfare in Journey's End
Type of warfare in Journey's End
Trench warfare
Class Stanhope represents
Class Stanhope represents
Upper class
Trotter's class background
Trotter's class background
Working-class
WWI officers' typical class
WWI officers' typical class
Upper class
Modern term for shell shock
Modern term for shell shock
PTSD
Historical view of shell shock
Historical view of shell shock
Weakness or cowardice
Hibbert's fake condition
Hibbert's fake condition
Neuralgia
What the title Journey's End reflects
What the title Journey's End reflects
Inevitability of death in war