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The Japanese soldier is the most important character in the play 'Privates on Parade'. Show how each soldier is affected by the presence of a P.O.W.
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The Japanese soldier is the most important character in the play. Show how each soldier is affected by the presence of a P.O.W. To answer the question posed by the title, I will be studying and analysing the following characters in the play "The long, the short and the tall". 465- Sergeant Mitchem, R 839- Corporal Johnstone, E 594- Lance Corporal Macleish, A.J 632- Private Whitaker, S. 777- Private Evans, T, E. 877- Private Bamforth, C. 611- Private Smith, P. This play was set in the Malayan jungle during the Japanese advance on Singapore in early 1942. The first character in the play is Corporal Johnstone. From the beginning of the play, it is obvious that Corporal Johnstone's expresses an ignorant attitude towards his fellow soldiers without exceptions, even to some extent Sergeant Mitchem. Then the prisoner arrives. Corporal Johnstone at this time is not affected by the presence of the prisoner anymore than he is affected by the other soldiers; his...
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