Look Back in Anger play written by John Osborne Summary

Look Back in Anger  Summary

Look Back in Anger (1956) is a realist play written by John Osborne. It focuses on the life and marital struggles of an intelligent and educated but disaffected young man of working-class origin, Jimmy Porter, and his equally competent yet impassive upper-middle-class wife Alison.

The characters act well in unison to give a unified touch to the play.

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Jimmy is agitated as he has not been able to find a job according to his qualification.

He earns his living by working at a candy shop.

Helena is from, a good family.

Jimmy's Friend cliff tries to calm fights.

Friend of Alison Helena has a bad character.

Incites the husband and wife to fight and hence gets close to Jimmy.

Lives as a mistress of Jimmy.

Colonel Redfern Father of Alison presented as a headless person.

He takes away Alison without trying to reach a negotiation between his daughter and Jimmy.

After some time Alison discovers that she is pregnant.

Alison who was pregnant goes through miscarriage and returns to meet Jimmy.

She pleads to Jimmy who forgives her.

Also Helena realizes that she was wrong in tempting Jimmy and hence breaking the house of Porters.

She departs and from here on Alison and Jimmy live happily.