Blood Brothers Quotes - Linda

Linda is first seen when with Mickey when they are singing the song Kids Games. This song and the game they are playing involves guns and violence which escalates through the play. In this scene, We see how Sammy is a typical older brother and bullies Mickey however, Linda sticks up for Mickey as she always does which shows how much she cares. She is confident, street wise and a tomboy and knows how to deal with Sammy. Also, she is kind to Eddie and non judgemental. The three of them become very good friends.

Linda moves in to protect Mickey

Leave him alone

I hate them

She's a girl but she's alright

Hi-ya Eddie

Come on gang 

This scene is of Mickey, Linda and Edward in the park with an air pistol. We see how Linda is a good shot - tomboy. Mickey becomes jealous of how good Linda is at using the air gun and subsenquently stops using it as he can't shoot very well. Then, Linda suggests that they throw some stones at some windows -  you can see how she is a bad influence on Mickey and Eddie. They end up getting caught by the police. 

Linda takes the gun and fires

Let's throw some stones through them windows 

I'm not scared

Compared to Edward, Mickey and Linda have a bad education and they don't listen at school. We see in this scene how the teacher foreshadows that Mickey will not get a job. When he is being bullied in class we see how Linda sticks up for him just like she did when they were younger. She shouts out that she loves him which embarrasses Mickey but Linda doesn't care as she wants everyone to know. This shows us how confident she is. They end up both getting suspended.

Leave him alone will y'

Take no notice Mickey - I love you

Oh leave him alone y' big worm

I'm goin - I'm goin

Eddie goes away to university and Mickey gets Linda pregnant. They get married and soon after their wedding, Mickey is made redundant. He becomes depressed as he is finding life very hard. He takes part in an armed robbery with Sammy which emphasises how much he was desperate for money. It also shows the difficulty of a working class life. As a result of taking part in this robbery he is caught by the police and Linda is left alone expecting a child. Whilst Mickey is in prison he begins to take anti depressants which Linda tries to get him to stop taking but he won't listen to her. She is becoming trapped and can't have a life when Mickey is like this. 

You don't need your tablets

You promised

Mickey I can't even see you

We see Linda mutely hand Mickey the bag

Letting the young girl out

Linda has a light romance with Eddie which shows us how Linda has given up on Mickey and feels like he doesn't care anymore. However, Mickey finally stops taking the tablets and makes the effort to put them away but, it is too late as Linda has already given up on him. Mrs Lyons tells Mickey about the light romance as she doesn't want Eddie to be with a working class woman. 

Nothing cruel

They kiss

We see him make the effort of not taking them 

Points out Edward and Linda

Linda knows that Mickey has gone to the town hall where Eddie is. Mad man is playing whilst Mickey is on his way to the town hall, sung by the narrator, it increases the tension of the final scenes showing the devil is closer. This final scene relates to the time the narrator said that Linda will pay the price for being there in the middle of Mickey and Eddie. In the end, she has lost two people she loves. 

Girl in the middle of the pair

The price she'll pay for just being there

Linda runs down the aisle