Blood Brothers

Annotations:

• Mrs Johnstone is poor, working class, superstitious, has seen better days and is easily manipulated by Mrs Lyons.

1. Can't afford any more bad luck
2. 7 kids and 2 more on the way
   1. "Having babies is like clockwork to me"
3. 25,looks 42
   1. 35,looks 50

Annotations:

• Manipulates Mrs Johnstone into giving her one of the twins by using the lack of education and the belief in superstition.

1. Manipulation
   1. Mrs J not 100% sure
      1. "couldn't I keep them for a few more days"
2. Middle/upper class
3. Wants a baby
4. Can't have her own child
   1. Her big house is for the kids she wanted
5. Mr Lyons
   1. Often absent from the family
      1. "The house is your domain"
   2. Prioritizes work
   3. Unaware of Edward not actually being his son

1. "Born and died on the selfsame day"
2. Wants to be like Edward
3. Linda
   1. Mickey's girlfriend
      1. Cheats on him with Edward
4. Both don't really have fathers

1. Poverty cycle
2. Prejudice of policeman

1. Shoes on table

   Annotations:

   • "New shoes on the table, take them off" Mrs Johnstone ->Mrs Lyons
2. Swear on the bible

1. Foreshadows the deaths of Mickey and Edward
2. "The whole thing's just a game"
3. Sammy
   1. Violent and aggresive
   2. Gets Mickey arrested

1. Lots of poverty
   1. 25% unemployment
2. Everything controlled by the rich

1. Superstition