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Themes are the big ideas that run through the entire play. The examiner expects you to track these themes across the play and connect them to context. This lesson covers three closely linked themes: class, poverty, and the Welfare State.
In the 1950s, Britain was rigidly divided by class. Your class determined where you lived, what job you did, how you spoke, and how others treated you.
| Class | Typical characteristics |
|---|---|
| Upper class | Inherited wealth, land, public school education |
| Middle class | Professional jobs, homeownership, standard English |
| Working class | Manual labour, rented housing, regional dialect |
A Taste of Honey is set firmly in the working class. Delaney does not romanticise working-class life — she presents it with unflinching honesty.
Every element of the play reflects class:
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