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A question of class
In the plays Perfect Days and Cuba, one of the main themes explored by Liz Lochhead is the question of class. ... In Cuba the two main families, from different backgrounds, are compared and contrasted, while in Perfect Days the class difference is highlighted by the desire and efforts of the daughter to leave her own working class roots behind. ... Having large families is regarded as working class, and something to be looked down upon, Bernadette is
“one of those Griggs that Breed like Pigs”
Immediately the different classes are established. ... When they get caught the difference in the way they are treated, because of their class is extremely evident. The headmaster prosecutes Bernadette because she is of a lower class and therefore must surely have been a bad influence on Barbara, whose father played golf with the headmaster, and was a doctor after all. ... ’ My parents were called in, I was stripped of my class vice-captain’s badge, banned from any school outings, denied all privileges for the rest of the term. ... ”
The play Perfect Days is another example of Liz Lochhead using class in her plays. Barbs has become very successful and has become middle class while her mother, Sadie, is still very much working class. ... ”
Barbs obviously enjoys living her middle class life style. ... Barbs has put her working class upbringing behind her and feels she has made her way in life. ... ”
Although the differences in classes are some of the main themes in Cuba and Perfect Days, Liz Lochhead shows that no matter what your roots are most people regardless of class have the same moral values and basic human instincts.
Approximate Word count = 1279
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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