Jimmys nastiness is all explained by his acute sensitivity and how he was a lonely little boy and now hes an over-educated market trader in a world where he should be president of everything. Why why why why do we let these women bleed us to death The plot of the play is pure male fantasy he spends an hour bullying his wife, then her female friend arrives so he bullies her too, then the wife leaves him (hurray) then the wifes friend falls into his arms saying she just loves a bit of rough. My wife sweet and sticky on the outside, and sink your teeth in it, inside, all white, messy and disgusting. When she goes out, I go through everything trunks, cases, drawers, bookcase, everything. I know that the only way of finding out whats going on is to catch them when they dont know youre looking. When you see a woman in front of her bedroom mirror, you realise what a refined sort of butcher she is. What Jimmy Porter needs is a solid pistol whipping from Sonny Corleone, but (spoiler alert) this does not happen.Ī FEW OF JIMMYS AMUSING REMARKS Have you ever noticed how noisy women are Have you The way they kick the floor about, simply walking over it Or have you watched them sitting at their dressing tables, dropping their weapons and banging their bits of boxes and brushes and lipsticks. Hes almost but not quite the guy who when his wife undercooks the bacon gives her a black eye and then says look what you made me do. Jimmy Porter is a guy who pours out a constant stream of belittling bile and contempt over anything and everything in his poxy life but mostly all over his wife and her female friend. So you might think that this angry play was just the kind of kick-start required thats what it was seen to be at the time.īut when you get to actually read it, or see it or see the 1959 film, its like sticking your hand in a food blender. He arrived at the same time that the teddyboys were smashing up seats in cinemas when they went to see Rock Around the Clock (released March 1956).Įlvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and the rest of the rockers were just around the corner, waiting to turn the anger into joy.
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