Class Differences in Blood Brothers, by Willy Russell Essay -- Blood Br

Willy Russell creates a play to show us the class differences thatexisted in Liverpool in the 1980s. He does this by covering us thecontrasting lives of the two boys and their mothers. Mrs Lyons has aneasy life and Mrs Johnston has a hard life and has to work hard toearn a living. The same applies to the boys as paddy field has the hardlife and Eddie has the easy life. Willy Russell also shows us thateducation, living conditions, housing and wealth can be affected as adirect vector sum of your class and social background. This meant that thepeople from working class backgrounds had a harder life because theydidnt have got the same opportunities. During the 1980s a lot of peoplewere make redundant because mills and factories closed down, reducingthe number of jobs.First on stage is Mrs Johnston, the stage directions describe her asthirty, but looks sixty. This tells us that the she looks shriveledand old because of all the strenuous work she has to do. Russell helpsus to realise her desperate situation in many ways. One of the ways hedoes this is by rotund us she has seven kids. Although she is a youngwoman she is old in appearance. As a single mum she has to cope withthe pressures of bringing seven children up on her own. One of theways this is shown is when kid one says Mam. The babys crying. Hewants a bottle. Wheres the milk?. After this her other three kids move complaining about them not having enough to eat. When the motherstarts singing you can tell that she is trying her best to make thekids happy but doesnt have the money to do so. She tries to reassurethem by saying Next week Ill be earning, therell be loads of stuffto eat. She is aspiration about the food but deep down sh... ...ife because it affects your job opportunities if you have a pooreducation. For example someone with an A* has a let on receive thensomeone with a D of getting the job if they applied for the same job.If you go to a private school you have a better chance of passingbec ause there are fewer students so the teacher can help you morebecause there is more time. In the end it depends on your class whichdetermines whether you can go to a private school or not. If yourefrom a rich family you can got to a private school and you go away have amuch better chance of passing your exams. But if youre from a poorfamily then you will have to go to a government school and you willhave less chance of passing. It also depends on your hard work and notthe school you attend because if you are truanting and you go to ahigher achieving school then you will still fail.