Blood Brothers
- Created by: hannahxmcc
- Created on: 17-11-16 18:24
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- Blood Brothers
- Characters
- Mrs Lyons
- Middle class
- Desparate for a child
- Manipulative
- exploits Mrs Johnstones poverty
- insecure of mothering abilities
- over-protective
- doesn't want Edward "out playing"
- Mrs Johnstone
- Very Poor
- Lacks control of her life
- Superstitious
- Makes her vulnerable
- She loves them, but struggles to control her children
- Optomisitic
- Understanding towards her children
- Mrs Lyons
- Themes
- Class
- Johnstones and Lyonses are from different social classes
- can determine the course of your life
- Mrs Johnstone is working-class whereas Mrs Lyons middle class
- the families are class stereotypes
- Puts the issue of class at the front of the audience's mind
- associated with behaviour
- Superstition
- Mrs Lyons knows that Mrs Johnstone is superstitious; she uses this against her to keep her silent.
- Can be very powerful
- Narrator constantly mentions superstitions associated with bad luck
- "Walkin' on the pavement cracks
- "A looking glass cracked
- Class
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