Broken Soup Essay

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Billy Elliot Essay plan: 1. Contention (part of introduction) Specify whether (how far) you agree + disagree without putting ‘you’ or ‘I’ in it. Billy Elliot’ demonstrates that, ultimately, it is more important to be loyal to our dreams than to our family. ‘Billy Elliot’ demonstrates that it is equally important to be loyal to both your aspirations and to our family. This is proven as not only does Billy exhibit determination and persistence towards Ballet, but it is evident that Billy is loyal towards his family as well, as the core reason behind his perseverance towards ballet is the reason that he follows his mother’s words which were to always stick to your dreams. One should always show loyalty and respect towards family even at the cost of their dreams; your family has raised and supported you along each and every important occasion throughout your life so they deserve to have an elevated level of loyalty over dreams and ambitions. 2. Look at themes, motifs and symbols Find the main ideas to illustrate your contention. IDEAS (important themes in the film) | Textual examples(may have more than one example, quote, film technique for each idea) | * Family tradition/expectations/working class * Billy’s true identity * Family relationships/bonds/conflicts * Sexism | * Jacky: “Listen, have you noticed anything weird about our Billy lately?” Tony: “What are you after like, a list?” * Jacky to Billy: “You better take better take of those gloves”. * [Billy falls to an opponent at boxing] George: “Jesus Christ, Billy Elliot! You're a disgrace to them gloves, your father, and the traditions of this boxing hall!” * Billy to Michael: “I don’t want a childhood. I want to be a ballet dancer.” * Billy: “I feel a change in my body. And I’ve got this fire in my body. I’m just there. Flyin’ like a

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