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Stanhope Abuse In Journey's End By RC Sheriff

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In R.C. Sherriff's play Journey's End Stanhope's character shows the need to abuse a substance to get through the war. Stanhope would not last through the war without drinking alcohol. He abuses alcohol because if he were not intoxicated he would go mad during wartime. The consequences of his heavy drinking do not faze him. Stanhope is aware of the conflict that his drinking will cause with Raleigh, but he is dependent on whisky. Drinking has become an addiction to him seeing as he cannot get through the day without it. Stanhope relies on being under the influence to be able to fight during the war. Stanhope's alcoholism causes him to behave differently and effects his attitude. Stanhope would not be able to go into the front line without …show more content…

He becomes paranoid that Raleigh will tell his sister about the constant drinking. Stanhope said to Osborne "Oh, for Lord's sake don't be a damn fool. You know! You Know he'll write and tell her I reek of whisky all day" (1.1.33). He jumped to the conclusion that Raleigh will tell Madge that he has changed. He creates conflict Raleigh because he is fearful. Stanhope believes that Raleigh will write back to his sister telling her of Stanhope's drinking problem. Stanhope threatens to censor Raleigh's letters and cross out anything Raleigh says about him. "Well, he won't; d'you see, Uncle? He won't write. Censorship! I censor his letters – cross out all he says about me" (1.1.33). In Stanhope's mind if he censors Raleigh's letters Madge will go on thinking that he has not changed and is still the same guy that he was before the war. Drinking left Stanhope unable to control his anger. When Raleigh wrote a letter, Stanhope forces it away from him by clutching his wrist and taking the letter from …show more content…

He was looked up to by school boys younger than him and Madge looked upon him as an amazing guy that does no wrong. The frontline had shown Stanhope things that changed the man who he was. The only way he could cope with the stress he was under was to drink whisky constantly. Being intoxicated all the time caused him to become paranoid, angry, and effected how he treated others. Stanhope was aware of the consequences his drinking would bring such as Madge disliking the man he has become. The fear of the consequences his drinking would lead to became second to the fear he was exposed to in the frontline. Stanhope's addiction changed the man he once

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