How Does Willy Russell Use Dichotomies In Blood Brothers
How does Willy Russell use dichotomies to tell the story in “Blood Brothers” and create drama
The story in the play “Blood Brothers” was set during the period when the conservatives were the ruling party at the time and Margaret Thatcher was the prime minister of England. Then people that were rich, became even richer, but on the other side factory workers and poor people lost their jobs. This is why rich people kept voting her in, because she gave them more money by preventing new businesses to develop. She also stopped the supports for people at work. Money was tight for some families and a lot were stuck into the trap of debt. The overall meaning of Thatcher’s time was for people to look after themselves and not the others.
This reminds a lot about the play, because that is what happened to Mrs Johnstone …show more content…
You are a dick head!
There are no parties arranged. There is no booze or music.
Christmas? I’m sick to the teeth of Christmas an’ it isn’t even here yet. See, there’s very little to celebrate, Eddie. Since you left I’ve been walking around all day, every day, lookin’ for a job”
At the end of the play the twins die at the same time. What happens is that Mickey has a gun pointed at Edward because he found out he had an affair with their childhood friend and currently Mickey’s wife Linda. Then Mrs Johnstone comes in and shouts at Mickey not to kill Edward:
“Mickey! Don’t shoot Eddie! He’s your brother. You had a twin brother. I couldn’t afford to keep both of you. His mother couldn’t have kids. I agreed to give one of you away!” I think she makes the right decision by saying this because she hopes that Mickey would calm down but instead it backfires on her as he gets even angrier and shouts:
“Why didn’t you give me away? I could have been … him!”
Then he pulls the trigger, and right after that the policeman shoots his gun too. Then the lights in the play go off and when they come back on again, we see the two brothers lying dead on the
The story in the play “Blood Brothers” was set during the period when the conservatives were the ruling party at the time and Margaret Thatcher was the prime minister of England. Then people that were rich, became even richer, but on the other side factory workers and poor people lost their jobs. This is why rich people kept voting her in, because she gave them more money by preventing new businesses to develop. She also stopped the supports for people at work. Money was tight for some families and a lot were stuck into the trap of debt. The overall meaning of Thatcher’s time was for people to look after themselves and not the others.
This reminds a lot about the play, because that is what happened to Mrs Johnstone …show more content…
You are a dick head!
There are no parties arranged. There is no booze or music.
Christmas? I’m sick to the teeth of Christmas an’ it isn’t even here yet. See, there’s very little to celebrate, Eddie. Since you left I’ve been walking around all day, every day, lookin’ for a job”
At the end of the play the twins die at the same time. What happens is that Mickey has a gun pointed at Edward because he found out he had an affair with their childhood friend and currently Mickey’s wife Linda. Then Mrs Johnstone comes in and shouts at Mickey not to kill Edward:
“Mickey! Don’t shoot Eddie! He’s your brother. You had a twin brother. I couldn’t afford to keep both of you. His mother couldn’t have kids. I agreed to give one of you away!” I think she makes the right decision by saying this because she hopes that Mickey would calm down but instead it backfires on her as he gets even angrier and shouts:
“Why didn’t you give me away? I could have been … him!”
Then he pulls the trigger, and right after that the policeman shoots his gun too. Then the lights in the play go off and when they come back on again, we see the two brothers lying dead on the