- Awards
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
- Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
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The Question and Answer section for Journey’s End is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Stanhope meets the revelation that Raleigh has joined his company with unease. The presence of Raleigh introduces a new conflict to the play that involves the themes of heroism, alcoholism, and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Stanhope knows...
From the text:
Trotter (throwing his spoon with a clatter into the plate) : Oh, I say, but dam!
Trotter : Well, boys ! ’Ere we are for six days again. Six bloomin’ eternal days. {He makes a calculation on the table.)
Trotter comes down the steps,...
The difference between the fantasy of war and its true, horrific and demoralizing nature is one of the play's major themes. The theme is most overtly revealed through Raleigh's character arc. When Raleigh first arrives, his boyish excitement at...