Throughout reading the novel ’A Rose for the ANZAC boys’, by Jackie French. The text informs the reader on how egregious the conditions at World War one were. The author shows this by using authentic text of World War one through fictitious character’s epistolary. The composer also shows evidence by what Midge had herd the officer said about the soldiers. Midge begins to learn how bad the conditions were, by reading Aunt Lillie’s letter, she writes about her role of being a VAD, on how she would witness innocent soldiers suffering in agony from World War one. Midge receives another letter from her brother, Tim, who is in War at Gallipoli. He sends her a descriptive letter on how bad the conditions were and how it impacted him badly. Lastly,