What impression does Bennett create of Doris'

... What impression does Bennett create of Doris' character and her life, in 'A cream cracker under the settee', and how successful do you find the BBC TV production starring Thora Hird? The monologue was interesting and I really enjoyed reading and watching it. It is set in the 1980's, northern England, Leeds-Bradford. The monologue involves was Doris, who doesn't go out, because she is afraid she might bring dirt into the house and was afraid of the younger generation. My first impressions of Doris from the monologue are that she is an old lady who lives on her own and somebody who lives a bleak life. She doesn't like people disturbing her and believes that she can look after herself. As the monologue develops I get the impression that she is a bossy kind of person, because she keeps telling people that she will definitely not be going into

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