A Comparison in the Presentation of the ‘Horrors of War’ in Birdsong and A Journey’s End In Journey’s End there are a lot of references to the shear numbers of people killed on the battlefield. Quotes such as “One thousand eight hundred companies in France” use figures to stress just how epic the war really was, the reader has to be reminded of how vast the war was as most of the readers would not have experienced it for themselves. Journey’s End makes the mass death seem
Faulks’ presentation of Stephen in Birdsong Both “Journey’s End” by R.C. Sherriff and “Birdsong” by Sebastian Faulks portray their main characters of Stanhope and Stephen in several different ways. These include their ability as a leader, the way that they are introduced, how they are affected by the war and their troubled relationships with women. The contrast between the different forms of literature and the time periods that they were both written in could also affect the overall presentation of the
Analyse Faulks’ presentation of friendships and love affairs in Birdsong, showing which relationships and love affairs had the greatest impact on your understanding of the novel. One of the most significant relationships, if not the most, is the friendship between Jack Firebrace and the main character, Stephen Wraysford. This is because Jack remains a constant in Stephen’s war life which contrasts with all the other relationships with the men Stephen makes as he suffered the loss of many of them
Birdsong & Journey’s End Both Faulks and Sherriff in their realistic portrayals of trench warfare present a new style of hero. These heroes can be related to because of their strengths but also their weaknesses. In order to fully appreciate this, it is important to explore the setting from which these extraordinary men appear. In “Journey’s End” we see Sherriff utilise the very nature of his art form. He does this by making use of his characters physical presence when performing, as a play is essentially
faster? Is it impossible for adults to achieve fluency? In a word - no. These and other common beliefs are simply not true. Children do not necessarily learn faster than adults and, in fact, adults may learn more efficiently. Furthermore, there is no loss of language ability or language learning ability over time. Age is not a detriment to language learning, and by all accounts, learning a second (or third etc) language actually keeps the older language learners mind active. People of all ages can benefit