Journeys End Coursework. How does R.C. Sherriff create sympathy for Raleigh from the audience?

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How does R.C. Sherriff create sympathy for Raleigh from the audience?

R.C. Sherriff was a soldier in World War One and he based Journey's End on his own experience. He makes us feel sympathy for Raleigh and describes the horrors of the war. Sherriff shows the deaths of young soldiers that were excited about the war. Raleigh represents one of those youngsters. He uses Raleigh to represent the typical young soldiers who were exciting about going to war.

The first time we meet Raleigh we already feel, in a way, sympathy for him. Sherriff portrays him as a young naïve boy who doesn't truly know the horrors of the war and think it's like a children's game. The stage direction says "He is a well-built, healthy looking and of about eighteen with the very new uniform of a 2nd lieutenant." Later on "(He notices Osborne's grey hair and adds:) sir." Sherriff shows the audience the good manners he has and the stage directions present him as a young man that has just left school and is enthusiastic about war. It shows his naivety, as he doesn't seem to know anything. Sherriff is showing the audience that he has