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Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers. Mrs Johnstone is a warm and caring mother, despite the struggles she faces supporting her eight children alone. At the start of the play, she describes...
Mrs. Johnstone and her family live in poverty. This is what forces her to give Edward to Mrs. Lyons. However, she does have a 'happy-go-lucky' attitude, embracing what life throws at her.
Mrs. Johnstone introduces the important symbol of Marilyn Monroe. The Hollywood star met a tragic end, and she is mentioned several times in the play because her demise mirrors what happens to several of the characters, especially Mrs. Johnstone’s son, Mickey.
Mrs. Johnstone Character Analysis. The biological mother of Mickey and Edward (as well as a horde of other children, including Sammy and Donna Marie), Mrs. Johnstone is a deeply superstitious woman who is forever scrambling to get by, but has a good heart and a strong sense of right and wrong.
Revision notes on Blood Brothers: Context for the AQA GCSE English Literature syllabus, written by the English Literature experts at Save My Exams.
In Blood Brothers Russell explores the ideas of fate and destiny and creates dramatic irony through the audience’s foreknowledge of the twins’ grim fate, whilst the brothers remain ignorant of their demise. This accentuates the sense of childhood innocence in the first half of the performance.
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Online study guide for Blood Brothers (Grades 9–1), Characters Writing about Mrs Johnstone.
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