Explore relationships in Act 2

2. OUR SAMMY
•What trouble does Sammy get into? Is it surprising? Use Act 1 as reference.
•Is Sammy’s attitude changing from Act 1? Or is it getting worse?
•Has Mickey’s admiration for Sammy decreased?
•How does this scene link to earlier parts of the play and foreshadow the play’s
conclusion?

3. EDUCATION
•Find quotations to show three key differences between the educational
experiences of the two boys.
•What is the writer’s purpose here? What is he trying to suggest about class
and education?
Mickey’s Education Eddie’s Education

4. SECRETS
Annotate the extract – What is the significance of the narrator’s
reappearance here? How does it link to the previous scene (where
he was dressed as the conductor)?

5. CONSOLIDATE – WRITE A PARAGRAPH
CONSIDERING THESE POINTS…
•How is fate working to bring the boys back together at this point in the play?
• Why is it significant that it is the locket (given to Eddie by Mrs Johnstone)
that leads to his being suspended from school?
•What is Russell trying to suggest about fate and nature here?