Blood Brothers: Themes (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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Which environment does Mickey grow up in?
Which environment does Mickey grow up in?
Working-class environment
What privilege does Edward enjoy that Mickey does not?
What privilege does Edward enjoy that Mickey does not?
Private education
Why is Mrs Johnstone forced to give up one of her children?
Why is Mrs Johnstone forced to give up one of her children?
Financial constraints
What does Russell suggest about social mobility in the play?
What does Russell suggest about social mobility in the play?
It is limited
What does Mrs Lyons say will happen if the twins discover they're brothers?
What does Mrs Lyons say will happen if the twins discover they're brothers?
They will both die
What does the fabricated superstition about the twins become?
What does the fabricated superstition about the twins become?
A self-fulfilling prophecy
What does the Narrator create through references to superstitions and omens?
What does the Narrator create through references to superstitions and omens?
A sense of inevitability and doom
How does Russell use superstition in the play?
How does Russell use superstition in the play?
As a tool to control and manipulate
What do the childhood games with toy guns foreshadow?
What do the childhood games with toy guns foreshadow?
The real violence later
What happens to Mickey after he loses his job?
What happens to Mickey after he loses his job?
He becomes addicted to antidepressants
What does Mickey accidentally do to Edward in the violent confrontation?
What does Mickey accidentally do to Edward in the violent confrontation?
Shoots him
What personality traits do Mickey and Edward share despite different upbringings?
What personality traits do Mickey and Edward share despite different upbringings?
Kindness and honesty
What do the differences in Mickey's and Edward's lives highlight about nurture?
What do the differences in Mickey's and Edward's lives highlight about nurture?
It has powerful influence