... are next notified how she has given birth to her child and we consequentially recognise her social class through the name she chooses for he child ' Darren Wayne'. This implies by using a double-barrelled name she is seeking to become more upper class. Mrs Johnstone has a large number of children at a very young age, showing she is not like an upper class mother. "By the time I were twenty-five I looked forty-two, with seven hungry mouths to feed and one more nearly due." This very strongly depicts her lower class status as at the age of twenty-five she was on her eighth child. The way In which Willy Russell uses a considerable amount of children also emphasizes her lower class background, as these are familiar circumstances for a mother like herself. Russell next suggests how she is a single working class mother, once again showing her social ...

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