Willy Russell wrote this play and he was born near Liverpool. After leaving school, he trained to be a printer even though he did not want to do it. However when he came to do his exam, he failed. Then he trained to be a hairdresser. He did this for six years; he didn't understand it or even like it. He still bought his own salon, but when it was quiet, he would do what …showed first 75 words of 2092 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2092 total…academic world and she sees education as the way to achieve this. At this point in the play, Rita cannot discriminate between literature and popular fiction because she doesn't know enough about literature to do this. Frank should react to her references to popular culture with great interest because Rita is telling him about something he doesn't know much about. It is like swapping roles. <Tab/> <Tab/>