Review of Our Day Out by Willy Russell 'Our day out is an interesting play based on a school trip with a
group of underachieving children. This play conveys a deeper message
about life in areas like Liverpool for people in the late 1970s. The
playwright-William Russell skilfully created a strict old fashioned,
selfish character: Mr Briggs and throughout the play convinces us that
he is transforming into a fun, laidback person. But is he? This essay
will focus on how an audience might respond to Mr Briggs, and how
Russell uses his character to help the audience understand the plight
of the children in the progress class.
At the beginning of the trip Russell skilfully uses Mr Briggs sharp
stern entrance onto the coach to accentuate his personality.
"(Suddenly barks) Reilly. Dickson. Sit down!"
This conveys to the audience his strict, military style way of
teaching. A stereotypical, strict teacher image is portrayed in the
audience's minds of Mr Briggs. And the audience take an automatic
disliking to him.
Within the first few minutes of the trip Briggs's old-fashioned streak
is portrayed. He says to one of the pupils:
"You now very well that on a schools visit you wear school uniform."
This shows that Briggs is concerned about how the school is portrayed
and he wants to set a good example of a good school. However this can
be portrayed as a 'bad' attitude for a teacher to have. It comes
across that he is self-centred and that he isn't genuinely bothered
about the children, but instead bothered about his own reputation. And
how it may reflect on him.
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...t that there was no hope for children like
carol in 1980's Liverpool. There was little alternative to academic
education and unemployment was particularly high. Russell wants us to
empathise with the children, as they are so often referred to as
'factory fodder' and ignored from their own society. This reflects in
the way Briggs treats them. Russell tricks us into thinking that
Briggs has changed. However after all that Briggs hasn't really
changed. He still and always will have the school 'looming behind
him'; He exposes the film because he doesn't want evidence of what he
has done. He straightens himself up back to perfection and drives off
leaving carol on her own again. Showing this scene and ending on it
reminds us of the plays beginning. Nothing has changed. Briggs is the
same character; the play is just a cycle.
David Kennedy’s Over Here: The First World War and American Society demonstrates Americans connection to global society. President Wilson “called the newly elected 65th Congress into special session on April 2 to receive his war message.” Wilson’s message would impact America socially, economically, and politically; that would continue to influence America throughout the twentieth century. Wilson presented to Congress four proposals on how America was to wage war: a bold tax program, a compulsory draft of young men into the nation’s service, “for the enforced loyalty of all Americans in a cause to which many were indifferent or openly hostile, and, by implication, at least,” and the expansion of presidential powers.
Perhaps the idea of him as a great teacher sounds good, and doesn’t offend anyone.
Concerns:He wants her to be in a place that she can be challenged, able to learn and progress that is comfortable for her.
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