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Look Back in Anger as a Kitchen sink drama.
The phrase “kitchen sink dramas” refers to dramas that
are set in ordinary domestic settings and the writers’ use normal working class
families in the play. The dramas show the real and trashy side of life as well
as being politically and socially orientated. The British habitually use this
genre of drama, as the Americans tend to produce dramas which are less gloomy
and depressing. Although they are somewhat depressing, many people think that
they allow us to be grateful of our own lives, as we do not live in such an
environment like presented in the drama. In the late 1950s in Britain, the
“Kitchen Sink movement”, which is also known as “Kitchen Sink realism”
occurred. This cultural movement stemed from ideas about working class
activities. A typical writer of kitchen sink dramas is John Osborne, for
example his drama “Look back in anger” which aroused many strong opinions when
it was first performed as a drama. It is set in a small flat in the west
midlands, which is typical of working class people. Many people walked out of
the performance since it was not at all like they expected it to be. People
were used to light hearted banter, but this play is predominantly about working
class activities and the mood is generally very depressing.
Look Back in Anger is about two main characters, Jimmy
and Alison who are a married couple who do nothing but bicker and argue
constantly. Jimmy somewhat resents Alison due to her high class and background.
Another reason for his dislike for is wife is because of her father, who
supports the establishment, whereas Jimmy is completely anti-establishment.
There are many religious and political references in the drama, most of which
are expressed by Jimmy.
In this novel Jimmy is the “angry young man”. He resents
everyone and everything, and makes no effort to hide his true feelings.The
phrase “angry young men” was used by journalists in the 1950s in order to
describe a certain type of Bristish playwrights. The phrase stems from John
Osborne’s play “Look Back in anger” and was first used by newspapers then.
Nowadays, it is widely used to refer to a young person who always strongly
criticises particular policitical and social situations in the world. Most of
their plays are also described as “kitchen sink dramas” and although this is a
bit patronising, it shows that they were successful in showing the working
class problems and issues which were present at the time in the British
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