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Blood brothers-Context
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Mind Map of context for Blood Brothers
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english
blood brothers
willy russell
Resource summary
Blood brothers-Context
1 Willy Russell
1.1 Left school-15
1.1.1 No qualifications
1.1.1.1 Went back to uni - became teacher
1.2 Liverpudlian
1.3 Born 1947
1.4 Working class
1.5 Wrote songs and plays
1.5.1 enjoyed popular musics eg the beatles
2 Social Context
2.1 Book completed in 1981
2.1.1 2 years after Thatcher became PM
Annotations:
Conservative
2.1.1.1 Believed Britains Manufacturing industry= uncompetitive
2.1.1.1.1 Weak employers
2.1.1.1.2 Overly strong trades union
2.1.1.1.2.1 Reduced their power
2.1.1.1.2.1.1 privatised publicly owned companies
2.1.1.1.2.1.2 Closed uncompetitive mines
2.2 Liverpool
2.2.1 Economic downturn
2.2.1.1 Unemployment soared
2.2.1.2 Famous docks ran down
2.2.1.2.1 Poverty
2.2.1.2.1.1
2.2.1.3 Crime levels increased
2.2.1.3.1
2.2.1.4 Housing allowed to deteriorate
2.2.1.4.1
2.2.1.5 illegal drugs use increased
2.2.1.5.1 Mickeys situation
3 Political context
3.1 Success for hard workers
Annotations:
One of Thatcher's main political beliefs
3.1.1 In BB this is contradicted
Annotations:
Russell shows how it is upbringing and class that is important
3.1.2 Despite Mickeys hard work/good attitude has nothing
Annotations:
(basis of the trajedy)
4 Cultural context
4.1 Marilyn Monroe
4.1.1 Extremely famous/idea woman etc
4.1.1.1 Reality different-on anti depressants
Annotations:
died of overdose
4.1.2 Referred to throughout the play
Annotations:
different points in her life and her public image
4.1.2.1 Mrs J loves her public image
4.1.2.2 Mickey hooked on anti depressants like her
4.2 Pop Culture
4.2.1 1950's pop flourished
4.2.1.1 Even poor people had money for it
Annotations:
e.g. Mikey
4.2.2 Escapism
4.2.2.1 Mrs J with dancing
4.2.2.2 The boys with the cowboy games
Annotations:
influenced by films
4.2.2.3 Mr J likes Mrs J for Marilyn looks
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