5.3.2

Parenting - Quotes

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Theme of Parenting - Quotations

The play explores how difficult being a parent can be and dramatizes some of the issues that all parents face. Here are a few key quotations:

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“Not a very good mother"

  • “I was not a very good mother Christopher”.
    • Judy’s letters to Christopher are a form of confession in which she tells her son that she feels she failed as a parent.
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Judy's insecurities

  • Ed “is a much more patient person”.
  • “It would be better for all of us if I went”.
    • Judy seems to suffer a form of breakdown, with her lack of self-worth at least partly caused by her feelings that she has let her son down and that Christopher deserves better.
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"Get the facilities"

  • We also see Ed ‘s determination in standing up for Christopher, bluntly telling Mrs Gascoyne to “get the facilities” for Christopher to be able to sit the A-level Maths exam early.
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Breaking trust with Christopher

  • “Everything I’d been bottling up for two years”.
    • A stormy and short-lived relationship with Mrs Shears leads to Ed killing Wellington.
    • Christopher’s discovery of both of these acts leads to a complete breakdown in trust with his father.

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1Introduction & Context

2Form, Structure & Language

3Text Summary & Analysis

4Themes

5Recap: Main Quotes

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