Timothy Dry
Comparison of 'The long and the short and the tall' and
'Journeys end'
In this essay I'm going to compare the two plays The Long and the Short and the Tall.
The Long and the Short and the Tall takes place in Malaya during the Second World War. The patrol in The Long and the Short and the Tall had been sent from a base in Singapore to discover the strengths of the Japanese army as it swept through the jungle towards Singapore. Its set in a disused mine hut.
Journeys End is set in a dugout in the British trenches before St Quentin. It takes place around an attack on the front line.
Journeys End was written much closer in time to the event it is about than The long and the short and the tall. This may mean that it is more factually correct.
In Journeys End we get to see the whole spread of ranks in the army. We can see that in The long and the short and the tall although there is less of a spread the soldiers pull together more and don't worry that much about rank. In The long and the short and the tall the war is seen as more of a joint effort.
Comparison of 'The long and the short and the tall' and
'Journeys end'
In this essay I'm going to compare the two plays The Long and the Short and the Tall.
The Long and the Short and the Tall takes place in Malaya during the Second World War. The patrol in The Long and the Short and the Tall had been sent from a base in Singapore to discover the strengths of the Japanese army as it swept through the jungle towards Singapore. Its set in a disused mine hut.
Journeys End is set in a dugout in the British trenches before St Quentin. It takes place around an attack on the front line.
Journeys End was written much closer in time to the event it is about than The long and the short and the tall. This may mean that it is more factually correct.
In Journeys End we get to see the whole spread of ranks in the army. We can see that in The long and the short and the tall although there is less of a spread the soldiers pull together more and don't worry that much about rank. In The long and the short and the tall the war is seen as more of a joint effort.