Blood Brothers.

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In this essay I will be analyzing a key section, from the narrators poem, where Edward and Mickey meet, Mickey’s poem and finally where Mrs. Johnston meets Edward. I will be examining what the background is going to be like, the way actors say particular dialogues, they way I would like them to act on some occasions e.g. Mickey’s character should be funny and very imaginative like any 7 year old will be “Y’know our Sammy, Y’know what he sometimes does? He wees straight through the letterbox of the house next door to us. I tried to do it one night but I had to stand on a crate, ‘cos I couldn’t reach the letter box but I will by the time I’m eight”(pg.22, Mickey’s poem) can you please get a crate and stand on it and pretend to wee in the next doors letterbox. (Only do this thing on the underlined line)

Willy Russell was born in Whiston, just outside Liverpool in 1947, and at age of five moved to Knowsley. His father used to own a fish & chips shop and his mother used to work in a warehouse. At school in English silent reading he realized to become a writer, He left school in 1962 with an English O level (G.C.S.E) this was his only qualification, because of his only one qualification he worked as a hairdresser for six years, He then started to take English literature classes. Having passed this he then decided to go to college for a year to train to become a teacher. He wrote his play in the school where he used to work as a teacher.

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So far in the story Mickey has met and had a good long chat with Edward, they have became blood brother but, they do not know that that they are real brother’s, Both of them know that their birthday’s are on the same day. They cannot tell that they are twins because of the way they speak e.g. Mickey-“gis a sweet”(act 1,pg 24), they way they are dressed. Edward meets Mrs.Johnstone

For the first time, she cannot believe how well looked after he is, his nice brand new clean clothes he’s got. Mrs.Johnstone tells Edward to never come around ...

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