Blood Brothers Quotes

Blood Brothers Quotations

“You never put new shoes on the table.” - Mrs Johnstone (Superstition + Class)

This quote displays superstition because it shows Mrs Johnstone being highly superstitious and going out of her way to be telling Mrs Lyons - her boss to not do something despite knowing it's going to make her seem strange in the eyes of her boss (Mrs Lyons), thus showing how superstitious she is. This quote links to class because if it weren't for her social class, she wouldn't be superstitious since she would have a good education and thus would be more likely to not believe in the supernatural.

“They … they say that if either twin learns that he once was a pair, they shall both immediately die.” ­– Mrs Lyons (Superstition/Fate)

“Y’ know the devil’s got your number / Y’ know he’s gonna find y” – Narrator (Superstition/Fate)

“He’d have all his own toys and a garden to play in.” – Mrs Lyons (Class)

“Do we blame superstition for what came to pass? Or could it be what we, the English, have come to know as class?” – Narrator (Class + Superstition/Fate)

“I could have been him!” – Mickey (Class + Nature vs. Nurture)

“Look at y’, Mickey. What have y’ got? Nothin’, like me mam.” – Sammy (Class + Violence)

[Mickey waves at Edward with his gun hand. The gun explodes and blows Edward apart. Mickey turns to the police screaming the word “No”. They open fire and four guns explode, blowing Mickey away.] – Mickey (Violence)

“But you know that if you cross your fingers / And if you count from one to ten / You can get up off the ground again / It doesn't matter /…