Class Differences in Blood Brothers, by Willy Russell Essay -- Blood Br

Willy Russell creates a fun to show us the material body differences thatexisted in Liverpool in the 1980s. He does this by showing us thecontrasting lives of the two boys and their mothers. Mrs Lyons has aneasy life and Mrs Johnston has a hard life and has to work hard toearn a living. The alike(p) applies to the boys as Mickey has the hardlife and Eddie has the easy life. Willy Russell also shows us thateducation, living conditions, housing and wealth can be affected as adirect result of your class and social background. This meant that thepeople from operative class backgrounds had a harder life because theydidnt have the same opportunities. During the 1980s a lot of peoplewere made redundant because mills and factories closed in(p) down, reducingthe number of jobs.First on stage is Mrs Johnston, the stage directions make her asthirty, precisely looks sixty. This tells us that the she looks witheredand old because of alone the strenuous work she has to do. Russell militar y servicesus to realise her desperate situation in many ways. One of the ways hedoes this is by telling us she has seven kids. Although she is a youngwoman she is old in appearance. As a single mum she has to cope withthe pressures of bringing seven children up on her own. One of theways this is shown is when kid one says Mam. The babys crying. Hewants a bottle. Wheres the milk?. After this her other cardinal kidsstart complaining about them not having enough to eat. When the motherstarts apprisal you can tell that she is trying her best to make thekids happy but doesnt have the money to do so. She tries to reassurethem by saw Next week Ill be earning, therell be haemorrhoid of stuffto eat. She is dreaming about the food but mystifying down sh... ...ife because it affects your job opportunities if you have a pooreducation. For example soul with an A* has a better gamble thensomeone with a D of getting the job if they applied for the same job.If you go to a private school you have a better chance of fleetingbecause there are fewer students so the teacher can help you morebecause there is more time. In the end it depends on your class whichdetermines whether you can go to a private school or not. If yourefrom a rich family you can got to a private school and you go away have amuch better chance of passing your exams. nevertheless if youre from a poorfamily then you result have to go to a government school and you willhave less chance of passing. It also depends on your hard work and notthe school you do because if you are truanting and you go to ahigher achieving school then you will still fail.