Theme of Poverty Flashcards

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“No got a pair of knickers to her name” says Lily about Edie - Act I, Scene 1

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This shows that Maggie and John are in so much poverty that they cannot afford underwear for their daughter.

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“It’s a midden looking out on other middens. It’s got rats and bugs” - Act III

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Jenny says this whilst discussing why her parents and siblings need to move house as their current one is very unsanitary.

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“Disgracing me in front of the hale shop” says Jenny - Act I, Scene 2

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This shows Jenny’s embarrassment about her mother begging for old mouldy food at the shop she works at since Maggie cannot afford food.

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“He saw me hame from the dancing, he’d take one look at the close and that’s the last I’d see of him” says Jenny about the house - Act III

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This shows that Jenny has found it difficult to find a decent man due to the state of her house as she finds it so embarrassing.

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