Context and Authorial Purpose (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Miners' strike time period in Billy Elliot
Miners' strike time period in Billy Elliot
1984-1985
Billy Elliot's setting town
Billy Elliot's setting town
Easington in County Durham
Thatcher's nickname
Thatcher's nickname
'Iron Lady'
Number of mines planned for closure (1984)
Number of mines planned for closure (1984)
20 mines
Battle of Orgreave date
Battle of Orgreave date
18 June 1984
Miners' strike end date
Miners' strike end date
March 1985
Deindustrialisation meaning
Deindustrialisation meaning
Decline of manufacturing/industry causing economic disruption
Billy Elliot director
Billy Elliot director
Stephen Daldry
Jackie's phrase on masculine roles
Jackie's phrase on masculine roles
'Lads do boxing or the pit'
Swan Lake motif symbolism
Swan Lake motif symbolism
Transcendence