How Does Russell Present Juxtaposition In Blood Brothers

Living in poverty with "slut" painted on her reputation, her children’s future begins to look dim. Hester takes chances with opportunity’s to receive help from Doctor, social services, her children’s fathers and her only friend. The play circles around Hester’s interactions with the other characters ' and their stories (confessions). Each of character has had an involvement with Hester 's struggling predicament and yet each character only ruminates at helping themselves instead of the woman that’s helped them all. The modern-day play In the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks exposes the hypocrisy and prejudice of the privileged members of society toward the less privileged. The play shows that the richest and most respected people in society are not always worthy of the status they are accorded.

The first time that my characterisation is important in distinguishing class distinction is when it is found out that Robbie was one of John Tallis’ cases of showing off to society. John funds Robbie’s education and treats him as a son but as we really know “he was a hobby of Jack’s, living proof of some levelling principle he had perused through the years” (Pg. 151). Whenever he spoke about Robbie it was with a touch of self-righteous clearance. This is the first time that Robbie’s case foreshadows his future and where he stands in society. The scene where Robbie is suspected of rape instead of Paul is when the reader gets an image of the importance between Paul and Robbie. This is the beginning of the climax and where the issue begins. Due to Paul’s position and wealth, it foreshadows the future ahead for Robbie and eliminates and suspicion against Paul. When Robbie is sent to prison, Paul instantly becomes out of suspicion, and has his freedom. Robbie was framed as a “sex maniac” (Pg.119) who needs to be controlled. The outcome of my ideas teaches that class distinction cloud’s people’s perspectives. It proves that the poor are always guilty, and the rich innocent. So, through my characterisation of Paul and Robbie, it highlights the importance of class distinction between victim and

In Willy Russell's play "Blood Brothers," the impact of poverty on the Johnstone family is a central theme that shapes the lives of the characters. Through his writing, Russell explores the ways in which poverty affects individuals differently and the consequences it can have on their relationships, opportunities, and aspirations. This essay will analyze the ways in which particular characters in the play are impacted by poverty, and how Russell presents poverty through his storytelling. One of the most prominent ways in which poverty impacts the Johnstone family is through the character of Mrs. Johnstone.

Priestley mainly uses the characters in the play to present his views, especially Mr and Mrs Birling, to present his ideas about class and society. In the Birling family, Mrs Birling is the most upper class, and is always referring to the lower class female factory workers such as Eva Smith as ‘girls of that class’. She seems to think that working class people are not humans at all.

Not only does the money represent good, but also bad where its fuels more the conflict between the siblings Walter and Beneatha. As one can see, Walter seeks to use the money to invest in a new liquor store with his friends; Beneatha looks to use the money to pay for medical school. The conflict is, the money brings only parallels the thought that money can corrupt an individual and this case it corrupts the family as each of them tries to take the money for their own use. For this reason, Mama is the only individual who uses the money for the whole family purchasing the house in order to move them out of the tight, dark, and bad apartment they were living in. The money drives the family; the one individual who seems mostly mesmerized by money is Walter who portrays the average African American man who with the money symbolizes the common misuse of money especially in a society where African Americans are expected to be poor and uneducated. Mama explains the impact of the money when she said “Oh—so now it’s life. Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life—now it’s money. I guess the world really does change . . .”

It always shows that the poor have a more honest-to-goodness side than the rich. Why? Probably because they’ve been through the rough patch and understand the concept of karma and virtue. They become a better person! A living example of this would be Jeannette Walls. After living with her parents and their lax idea of being poor, she learned that wasn’t the right way to live; Walls first realized this in Welsh when her mother refused to get up for work. She was tired of Rose Mary’s childish behavior and scolded her for it, which Rose Mary took offensively and threatened to tell her father; Rex found out, warned Walls to watch her mouth, and when she refused to apologize, he spanked her, something that’s never been done before. It dawned on her then on how ignorant her parents were; as a result, Jeannette took up a job at a local jewelry store to support her family, since neither of her parents were willing to. This proves how poverty can change a person morally as you can see that due to their living condition, Walls had to find a job. She could have left the family and lived out on her own, but ultimately, she decided to play out the virtue, charity, against the sin, Selfishness. This wasn’t her only time using virtuous powers;

Throughout the story we observe how these characters grow and develop, and while they develop we slowly start to realize who’s who. This is due to the society during that time, how there was an implicit segregation both financial and racial. As the story progresses we observe

The central theme of Pride and Prejudice is one of class. In a world where the lines of class are strictly drawn, the dignity

Throughout the play, many conflicts arise between the main characters; Mama, Walter, Ruth and Beneatha. An example of one conflict is poverty, which causes tension to escalate within the Younger family. Everyone in the play has different dreams, yet they have the same goal to overcome poverty. In the opening scene, Hansberry describes the living conditions of the Younger family, who live in Chicago 's South Side in a congested two-bedroom apartment with no bathroom of their own. This location is historic because during the 1950s, it was predominantly a poverty-stricken neighborhood largely populated by African Americans. As a result of “discriminatory real estate practices” and

Throughout the novel, Jane narrates and looks back on her story as an adult. In this sense she has a better understanding of how she was affected by her changing place in the class system and is able to provide a clearer picture of how she has since shaped her beliefs from childhood. When Jane recalls finding out that she had possible relatives in the lower class, her immediate response was to denounce their existence and to stay with her abusive guardian, Mrs. Reed. Jane explains her reaction by noting that “poverty looks grim to grown people; still more so to children” (29). While she admits that as an adult, poverty appears dreadful, she claims that this reaction is exaggerated in children. Firstly, Jane’s comment reflects the fact that she has since grown from her childhood disdain for impoverishment and this growth is hers alone; no other adult in the novel has exhibited maturation in thought such as this because they are stuck in their rigid class structures. Secondly, Jane’s comment on the difference between child and adult views on poverty

How does the film waver between middle-class values and street values? (Relate to excerpt from There Are No Children Here reading). How does one’s social class need to be a part of any discussion of law and inequality?

One of the inequalities is social status, and one of the examples from the book is when scout goes to school and the teacher tries to give money to Walter and when scout is talking to her Aunt Alexandra about playing with Walter Cunningham. “But I want to play with Walter, Aunty, Why can't I? She took off her glasses and stared at me. I'll tell you why! She said.

Throughout the play poverty is touched upon in different scenes, but never truly presented. With Ruth unexpectedly expecting a baby, she and Walter’s marriage is stretched thin as life presents difficulties. The Youngers were dealt a hand of poverty that lingered with every twist and turn. In every household a new baby includes many new expenses. In the case of Walter and Ruth these circumstances test their

In the novel there is great disparity among the various characters in the novel. The Wilsons live in this run down complex in the middle of a deserted and ash-ridden area, and the narrator lives in this little house that is next door to a marvelous mansion, which provides a clear picture of the disparity in wealth that is being portrayed in the novel. In today’s society, there are similar instances of monetary and social gaps among American citizens. In the United States, there is a massive imbalance between the rich and the poor along with clear evidence of a shrinking middle class due to tax laws, the poverty cycle, and the differing ability of different groups of people to influence the politics of Washington. As a result, the rich own a good portion of the nation’s overall wealth while the poor are left to pick up whatever little wealth is leftover. This has left a certain percentage of the population living near the poverty line, and it’s very difficult for a family to get themselves out of poverty as people who are impoverished are unable to get the edge in job and educational opportunities as those who have greater access to more resources. This notion presented in the novel is nothing new as since America’s inception, there have been many instances in which the rich own too much and own too little, and it’s still a problem today. The novel illustrates to the

Race is talked about often in this play as the African-American family has to deal with various racial issues that affect them. Hansberry used a regular, American family in this piece because she wanted to show how racism affected normal, everyday people. Since most audiences can identify with a family atmosphere and setting, this worked very well in immersing the audience in the struggles of oppression, from a family’s perspective. One of the most noticeable struggles with race is Walter’s desire to be successful and be an equal to the white businessman. “Mama – sometimes when I’m downtown and I pass them cool-quiet-looking restaurants where them white boys are sitting back and talking ‘bout things…sitting there turning deals worth millions of dollars…sometimes I see guys don’t look much older than me” (1.2.226). During this time in American history, many struggling black men could identify with Walter for wanting to be successful and live a nice life that they, as African-Americans, have been denied for hundreds of years. However, the most important part of the play concerning racial prejudice comes in the form of Mr. Linder, a messenger of sorts from the Clybourne Park Improvement