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Russell uses humour to convey a serious message in Our Day Out. Discuss.
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... Russell uses humour to convey a serious message in Our Day Out. Discuss. William Russell, the author of Our Day Out, used to teach in a school that was in a 'socially deprived' area of Liverpool, from 1973-74. In his time there he went on a trip with them, and this is obviously where the idea for Our Day Out came about from. Back then, children were basically brought up to fail, to be factory fodder, and be in jobs where you're not required to think. Pupils at the age of 11 had to take an exam called the 11+, where if you passed, you went to Grammar School, where all sorts of opportunities are opened up to you. If you failed however, you entered a Secondary Modern school. Our Day Out was actually written in 1977, and was very much based on his own experiences, so he knows what he's














