Blood Brothers Context
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- Blood Brothers Context.
- Politics
- Margaret Thatcher was prime minister at the time of Blood Brothers.
- She felt that the manufacturing industry had become uncompetitive and that overly strong trade unions were too willing to call their members out on strike.
- As a result she started to privatise companies.
- She felt that the manufacturing industry had become uncompetitive and that overly strong trade unions were too willing to call their members out on strike.
- When thatcher became prime minister she began proceedings to close factories and coal mines.
- She believed that they were not bringing in enough revenue and instead bought products from overseas.
- This means that many working class men were left without a job and an income.
- Russell foresaw this and the consequences were explored in the play.
- This means that many working class men were left without a job and an income.
- She believed that they were not bringing in enough revenue and instead bought products from overseas.
- 1.5 million people were unemployed in 1979 this rapidly increased over the next few years.
- Following on from this was an increase in crime rates as unemployed people would be desperate to find a way to support their families and to do this they turned to crime.
- Thatcher sought inspiration from Victorian values, she championed the idea of self help.
- She believed that there should be less intervention for people and companies that previously depended on the state.
- Russell attempts to challenge this in his plays.
- She believed that there should be less intervention for people and companies that previously depended on the state.
- Margaret Thatcher was prime minister at the time of Blood Brothers.
- Marriage and Women
- Divorce was uncommon and strongly disapproved of.
- Men were genuinely the breadwinners who provided for the family however the women were housewives and were expected to stay at home and cook.
- Housing and living conditions
- Mickey was relocated to the countryside and still struggled to get a job.
- Edward is the opposite, he moved to the countryside by choice (his family at least) and Edward got a job easily due to his education.
- Mickey was relocated to the countryside and still struggled to get a job.
- Class
- Edward came from a higher class then mickey.
- Because of Edwards higher class he was more educated then what Mickey was.
- Mickey comes from a working class
- Because of him coming from a working class, Mickey finds it a lot harder to find a job and ends up on the dole.
- Edward came from a higher class then mickey.
- Politics
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