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Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger is a play written by John Osborne.
basically the play is about the material life and it expresses the pre-marital
life. There is anger between Jimmy and Alison. Look back in Anger
1956 is a realist play written by John Osborne. Well known play of Modern
British Theatre. Focuses on Marital Struggle. Class difference - Upper
class and working class
Characters
Characters
- Jimmy : main character, Angry Young Man, frustrated from his life
- Alison : Jimmy’s wife, comes from upper class family but married into working class
- Cliff Lewis : Jimmy’s friend and lives with him in the same apartment
- Helena Charles : Alison’s friend, she comes from upper class, she and Jimmy begins an affair
- Colonel Redfern : Alison’s father, He was in British Military and served in India
Summary
- Sunday : Jimmy and cliff sitting and reading newspaper on the other hand Alison ironing
- The small argument and Jimmy leaves
- Alison tells to Cliff that she is pregnant, cliff suggest to tells Jimmy
- When Jimmy enters in room they both still angry
- Cliff tells to Alison that Helena called you , and then Alison leaves room to talk Helena
- Helena is coming to stay with them for a time
- Here Jimmy don’t like Helena
- When Helena comes : Alison share everything with her, her past and present relation with Jimmy
- Alison tells her that how they met for the first time, they used to parties with friend name Hugh Tanner , when he leaves his mother then Jimmy maintain the affection with his mother
- Helena suggest to Alison to her father’s home she already called him
- When jimmy returns, he tells that Mrs. Tanner (Hugh’s mother ), has become sick and going to die
- Jimmy decided to visit her home with Alison, he demands to Alison whether to go with your father or with me
- Alison leaves a letter for Jimmy and goes
- Cliff blames to Helena for everything
- Jimmy reads Alison’s letter and becomes very angry
- Helena tells to Jimmy that Alison is pregnant , but he doesn’t care
- He insults Helena and she slaps him, then they kissed
- After several month: same scene as play begins
- Suddenly Alison arrives, she tells everything happened with her, she lost her baby
- Helena Leaves the home with her sense of morality
- Alison and Jimmy feels suffering
Themes
- Anger
- Class difference
- Kitchen sink drama
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