Sketch the character of Alison.
Alison Porter is a wet character in ‘Look Back
in Anger’ by John Osborne. This play reflects the mood and
temper of post-war England as well as rebelliousness and disillusionment. Main
characters in this play are:Jimmy porter, Alison, Cliff, Helena. Each character
creates a deep impression upon our minds and we can not dismiss any of them in
a perfunctory manner. Alison Porter – Jimmy Porter’s wife is about twenty
five, tall, slim, and dark. It is described by the author as ‘the most
elusive personality’ who is difficult to understand. Frank Kermade
says
“Alison is an embodiment of
the values of the upper class
which her husband defies, and
her decision to marry him
creates a conflict in her mind
and between her old and new
loyalties.”
Alison’s disillusionment with marriage life:-
Just
in beginning of the play, we find Alison’s disillusionment with marriage life.
His marriage with Jimmy brings out an astounding change in her life. Before
marriage her life was without responsibilities and problems but after marriage,
she finds her in totally different world, as he becomes aware of Jimmy’s deep
rooted class prejudice and she finds it impossible to adopt herself to these
changed circumstances. She then realized that Jimmy’s marrying her was more a
kin to revenge than to love. We can see Jimmy had taunted her with her
virginity. In this connection she tell Cliff,
“He was quite angry about
it, as if I had deceived him in
some strange way. He seemed
to think an untouched woman
would defile him.”
Her attitude of tolerance towards Jimmy
Alison
has been called ‘wet’ character and her attitude of tolerance
towards Jimmy is one of her most remarkable and most admirable
qualities. For instance, she feels very annoyed when Jimmy plays on his
trumpet. However, she remains silent and does not generally give
expression to her annoyance. Even when Jimmy tries to provoke her by making
sarcastic remarks about her and her family, she remains silent even though she
feels inwardly hurt............
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