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Theme of Class Conflict in the Plays of John Osborne: a Critical Overview of “Look Back in Anger”

Author(s) Ms. Kumari Deepak Yadav, Dr. Somveer .
Country India
Abstract This paper discusses about the theme of class conflict in John Osborne’s play Look Back in Anger (1956) which is widely regarded as a transformative work in modern British theatre. Osborne presented a criticism of post-war British society via the character of Jimmy Porter who is a working-class yet university-educated protagonist. Jimmy Porter's misery and fury capture was presented in this play along with the disenchantment of a generation unable to balance its intellectual aspirations with its social reality. This paper aims at analysing the themes being used for Class conflicts through the character of Jimmy Porter throughout the play as Jimmy meets the strict British class system; the play described his existential and emotional battle in the novel. As per the play, Jimmy uses strong discourse and emotional outbursts to convey the hopelessness of people trapped in between the immobility of class and the success of an education. This study explored the Osborne's depiction of Jimmy's dissatisfaction, his failed search for identity, and his contempt of the detached attitude of upper-class people. Drawing comparisons with more general literary tendencies in the process, it also looks at how class consciousness, education, gender conventions, and social injustice affect personal connections in the theatre. Osborne's Look Back in Anger not only exposes the psychological and cultural ramifications of class conflict but also acts as a strong critique of the illusions of social mobility that permeated Britain throughout the 1950s.
Keywords John Osborne, plays, class conflicts, themes
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-05-23
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.45830
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9mn4r
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