slab boys - family Flashcards
Phil speaks about this as if he has been through all of this before with his mum. he has become attached to the idea that this is normal.
“First week tied up to a rubber mattress, next five wired up to a generator”
Phil struggles to face his own potential mental health issues
“D’you think going off your heads catching?”
Phil has a mentally unstable mum who does crazy things
“All she done was run up the street with her hair on fire and dive through the co-operative windows.”
This shows that it is hard for Phil living with his mum by himself. He is obviosuly upset about his family situation as he doesnt want to live in such shady and terrible conditions. he just wants to have a better life like spanky or alan.
“What do you know about living in a rabbit hutch with concrete floors and your old man’s never in and you’re left trying to have a concervsatoin with a tv set and a maw that thinks you’re st.Thomas Aqunais.”
