JE - Stanhope Quotes

• "Without being doped with whisky - I'd go mad with fright" - Stanhope to Hibbert


  - his heroic leadership is only possible because of the Whiskey

  - he is trying to relate to the lower officers to show that they are all in the same position
• "Drinking like a fish, as usual?"


  All the pressures of war takes a huge toll on Stanhope - and he buries his anxieties in alcohol (EXAMPLE OF NEGATIVE WAR EFFECTS)
• "he's the best commander"

  - see's past Stanhope's flaws and his drinking problems

  - see's the young man he really is inside rather than the front put up instead
• "I've seen him on his back all day with trench fever - then on duty all night -"


  - Shows the perseverance and reliability

  - sets a good example
• "To forget, you little fool - to forget!"


  - Stanhope - Drinking to forget
• "Sure! I'll bring a candle and get another blanket"


  - Stanhope is changed by Raleigh's impending death this leads to all aggressions and paranoia gone.

  - Only see's his dying friend no more deception.

  - Respect for Raleigh's stoicism
• "I'd go away for months and live in the open air - and get fit - and then go back to her"

  
  

  - Stanhope still believes there is hope to make it through the war.

  - Stanhope's drinking can also be seen as the device he uses to endure the war

  - He uses the motivation of the end of the war to allow himself to continue.
• "Cross out all he says about me"


  - Stanhope is worried Raleigh will tell his sister about the impact war has had on Stanhope
• "cheer up skipper you do look glum"


  - trotter to stanhope

  - Stanhope is not happy about Raleigh's arrival
• "his experience makes him worth a dozen men"


  - There is huge respect for Stanhope despite his drinking

  - He has been in the trenches for a long time and doesn't leave so has huge amounts of experience
• "damn the soup! Bring some whiskey"


  - After a hard day all Stanhope wants is alcohol to try and cope with the hardships
• "another little worm trying to wiggle his way home"


  - is angry about how hibbert wants to leave because he has been there for so long and has been through so much and has to just cope

  - talking to osbourne
• "how did you get here"


  - the first reaction of Stanhope when Raleigh arrives is not heart warming and the initial reaction is harsh
• He'll write and tell her I reek of whisky all day"


  - What Stanhope thinks might be in Raleighs letter home