Class Game

Question 1

Context of the poem

Answer 1

Mary Casey touches on prejudice and how people are treated depending on their social class. The poem is written by a scouse housewife during 1979.

Question 2

Name a quote that presents the poets anger

Answer 2

“How can you tell what class im from?”

Question 3

Give an example of a comparison Casey makes between the middle and upper working class

Answer 3

“Cos we live in a corpy, not like some

In a pretty little semi, out Wirral way”

Question 4

Why does Casey change from “How can you tell what class im from?” to “Why do you care what class im from?”

Answer 4

Questions the audience as why they care what class she is from and why it even bothers them in the first place. Suggests they should get on and think about themselves.

Question 5

Why does Mary Casey say “Bread pudding is wet nelly And me stomach is me belly”

Answer 5

Demonstrates to the audience that this is her reality and has pride of her identity