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How does Willy Russell use his characters to show social differences?
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How does Willy Russell use his characters to show social differences? In the play Blood Brothers, Willy Russell expresses his views on social backgrounds very strongly and he portrays these through his stereotypical characters. The play begins with Mrs Johnstone entering and singing a song about herself. The reader is instantly informed about her social background and how she is a working class mother, as this is portrayed through her past experiences and vocabulary. At the start of the song we are told that she became pregnant at a young age and needed to be married. "Them, of course, I found that I was six weeks overdue. We got married at the registry an' then we had a do." The use of the word 'do' shows she has a lower class background as this is an improper word for reception and suggests she has experienced a deprived education. From this we are...
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