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blood brothers quotes - Coggle Diagram

- - - - to mrs johnstone
  - - - reason to fire mrs johnstone
  - - - easy to manipulate
        
        if either twin finds out there a pair they shall both immediately die
  - - - using her wealth against mrs johnstone
      - i dont want edward mixing with people like them
  - - - the secret of his son
- - - - mrs johnstone can only provide love - severe poverty
      - worried - shows how in her situation she is only thinking about the welfare of her children
      - mrs johnstone needs more money to be able to provide for her children
  - - - 'got your number' means 'following you' metaphorically shows the superstion that once the boys become aware that they are twins the devil will 'get them' according to mrs lyons fake superstition
  - - - despite their differences in childhood they still have a strong freindship and ironically become 'blood brothers' through a 'ritual'. this is dramatic irony as the audience already knows that tey are twins and are already related
    - - mickey and edward singing about each other, shows their close relationship as they praise eachother whilst singing. shows that despite their social class they would like to be more like the other.
  - - - mr lyons believes that woman should be responsible for the home, traditional steretypes as he works a job and provides.
    - - previously linda was engaging in activities with the boys when they were younger but as she has aged she has fell into a more stereotypical role meaning she is described as a 'girl' being trapped in a 'woman'.
  - - - childish thought on a serious topic - games they are playing involve them dying, almost a naieve thought
      - links to the ending of the film where they are killed but cant be resorected by 'crossing their fingers' or 'counting to ten'
  - - - mrs johnstones social class has caused for mickeys life to not start well due to being underprivledged and impoverished. 'not had much of a life' shows how this has caused a feeling of guilt in mrs johnstone as all she cares about is her family due her strong love for all of her children.
- - - - faster educated. bigger gap in education from mikey. nature nurture
  - - - well spoken. not like the others
    - - not tight for money unlike mikey. nature nurture
    - - high up job. very well paid showing wealth
  - - - dosent have to worry about money. has options
  - - - mum is trying to protect him. setting boundarys not far away
      - down here showing class difference
    - - very reliant on his mother
  - - - not loyal to mikey by trying to steel mikeys wife
  - - - he has never learnt how to swear as it is seen as informal in middle class. nature nurture
- - - - informal language as less formal upbringing and asking for sweets
  - - - he wanted edwards life and wanted everything he had
  - - - shows mickeys anger as he has had to grow and mature in a shorter period of time in order to provide for his wife and child, he says this to edward as he has had an opposite upbrining due to their difference in social class and situation