Setting (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Play's single location
Play's single location
Slab room of carpet factory
Slab boys' job
Slab boys' job
Grind paints, mix with water/gum for designers
James Dean poster symbolism
James Dean poster symbolism
Youth rebellion & unfulfilled potential
Scots dialect function
Scots dialect function
Authenticity & working-class marker
Alan's speech difference
Alan's speech difference
Speaks standard English, not Scots
Year of play's setting
Year of play's setting
1957
Years after WWII in setting
Years after WWII in setting
12 years
Gender roles in factory
Gender roles in factory
All workers/bosses male; women in traditional roles only
What limits Phil's opportunities
What limits Phil's opportunities
Class barriers
What Scots marked in 1957
What Scots marked in 1957
Working class & lack of education