Imagine that you are Jim. You have returned to your town after the war. In your diary record how you feel about the changes you see and the events that occur in your town. You could begin like this
25 December 1919
It’s Christmas today, but the town looks …………….
25 December, 1919
Its Christmas today, but the town looks dejected. Houses, bazaars, buildings, shops have no traces. All has changed. Only debris found here and there. My house looked out to be nothing but a burned-out shell. There is no one to share my feelings and pathos. All is lost. Sadness has been spread all over. What would happen when it was thrown to fire ? War has left nothing but disaster all around. Some corner of my heart is pinching within the ribs. Oh god! Save us from such a destruction-bound society.