Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Blood Brothers
(Characters)
- Mickey
- Act one
- Friendly
- Excitable
- Looks up to older brother;
Sammy
- Feel the need to impress him
- Mickey never say no
to Sammy
- Later, Sammy influenced him
into committing a crime
- Threatening
- Aggresive
- Patronises people
- Anti-social
- Criminal
- No job
- No money
- Misbehave
- Shy about his emotions
- Took years to ask
Linda out
- Finds it hard to ask her
- Linda had to give hints
- Energetic
- Bright
- Witty
- Lack in education
- Not interested in school
- Gets expelled along with Linda
- More interested in getting a job
- Likes Edward's generosity
- Gave Mickey sweets without second thoughts
- Explores new
things with Edward
- Gave Mickey a
chance to be a
leader
- Sympathises with Mickey's
oppresion from his brother,
school and poverty
- Edward
- Generous
- Friendly
- Naively offers Mickey sweets
in attempt to impress him
- Unselfishly tries to get Mickey
to express his undying love to
Linda
- Middle-class
- Educated in private school
- Feels restricted
- This is why he loves Mickey's company
- Influenced by Mickey
- Edward swears
- This is why Mrs. Lyons
does not want him to mix in
with other boys
- Impulsive character; does not
think about the concenquences
- Mocks the police
- Had an affair with Linda
- Betrayal?
- Secretly gave Mickey a job
- Mrs. Lyons
- Lonely
housewife
- Doesn't do the
housework
- Lets Mrs. Johnstone
to do it for her
- Cold
- Can't have
children naturally
- Her husband is not home
for a long period of time
- Inconsiderate
- Dependent
- Self-centred
- Over-protective
- Anxious about
Edward
- Don't want him
"mixing with boys
like" Mickey
- Cruelly discards Mrs.
Johnstone after offering
her other twin
- Manipulates Mrs.
Johnstone's uneducated
mind with superstitious
- Mad
- Tried to kill Mrs.
Johnstone
- Loveless &
loneliness life
- Mrs. Johnstone
- Caring
- Generous
- Strong
- Loving
mother
- Religious (don't want to go
through contraception)
- Always gets under
pressured by Mrs. Lyons
- Described herself as
Marilyn Monroe
- Values people,
not money
- Uneducated
- Lively
- Love to go "dancing"
- Present happiness
but in just a short
period of time
- Mid 20s
- Trapped in poverty
- Hard to take care of her seven children
- Main reason why Edward was given away
- Potrays how people who live
in poverty have children at
such a young age
- Linda
- Feisty
- Humourous
- Protective
- Doesn't want Mickey to continue
taking his daily "medicine"
- Naturally
kind
- Compassionate
- Strong-willed
- Poor
- Lack in
education
- Had an affair with Edward
- Untrustworthy?