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Two Teachers In Our Day Out By Willy Russell

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Our Day out

‘Our Day Out’ is a written play by Willy Russell that reflects on the life the lower class of England live, also addressing the ‘progress class’ children that aren’t given any chances to develop themselves and get a real shot at life. This is all represented through a day out. The play is dramatic and at times comedic. There are two teachers in the play, both with contrasting personalities,Mrs Kay a very lenient and kind teacher, and Mr.Briggs a firm, strict teacher. During this short essay I will be analysing and capturing memorable quotes to back up points and observations I have made from the play regarding the effectiveness of the two the two contradicting teachers.

Mrs. Kay is shown to be an affectionate person who has more …show more content…

As for this first quote is made my Linda, one of the naughtier children of the bunch, it is insinuated clearly recognise the difference between Mrs.Kay and Mr Briggs “Yeh I know” this is said right after Mr Briggs directly says to her “You’re not talking to Mrs.Kay now” this line is very sassy and captures how the kids easily identify between the two opposing personalities just by their behaviour and the way they talk to the students, again this proves how contrasting their identities are.

The next quote made by a girl (Girl One) in the play, refers to the point I had earlier regarding the children identifying between the two teachers, and perhaps even comparing between them. “Agh, hey, sir, all the other teachers y’ link them (arms) !” although this relates to a rather silly and unimportant subject (linking arms) I think it has a deeper meaning to it and proves the children notice that Mr.Briggs is much more firm. This could be interpreted as a good thing as it comes in handy at times, however, it’s more commonly interpreted as a negative thing since this means the students will tend to be more reluctant towards that teacher and even develop a sense of hatred towards him; rather than build a relationship with the students. This could greatly affect the way the children …show more content…

“Is it any wonder that people won’t do anything for you? The moment we start to treat you like real people, what happens? Well, that man was right. You act like animals. animals.” Despite him calling them animals, I think Mr.Briggs is really giving the children a reality check and preparing them for life rather than setting them up to fail. This will be to their benefit for the long

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