Development / prediction "Billy Elliot"

While Billy Elliot was dancing in one of the first secret ballet lessons his father came in. The teacher turned round and saw him. His father gone blood red. This was the moment Billy  Elliot was afraid of since weeks.
How will his father react? How will the story continue?

First suggestion:
His father will be very angry with Billy and he´ll get many impositions. Billy has to go to the boxing lesson and he will obey his father.

Second suggestion:
Billy will change his personality. He will be more self-confident. He will convince his dad of his opinion about boxing and ballet. He will say that his mother would be proud to have a dancing child, too. So he will be able  to go to the ballet lesson and the boxing lessons will be finished for ever.

Third suggestion:
Billy will find an excuse. His dad will believe him and Billy will box 4ever.

I think the second suggestion is most likely!!!!

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character analysis "Billy Elliot"

Billy Elliot is the main character... The story doesn´t tell much about the physical characteristics of him, but we know that  he is 12 years old, athletic and light. Billy likes jiggling around with Nan (his grandma), he loves music and the ballet lessons. In the past he learned football tricks. He didn´t stop practicing the football exercises till he was perfect in doing that. This special patience in doing movements till they are perfect is what some people call a tick. But that´s why he is becoming excellent in ballet.
On the other hand he hates boxing and his teacher grumbles, because he is dancing in the boxing ring. He doesn´t like violence and fighting.

I like the character, because he is not like other boys, who love fighting and other sports e.g. football, handball, boxing...but I think he could be more self confident and it would be better if he gived his opinon what he likes and dislikes.
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Personal connections "Billy Elliot": diary entry

 Billy Elliot, diary entry to his mum - 11th September 1984

Dear Mum,
you know that I love ballet, feel the music, jump high. I love it so much. It is my dream to dance. Today I was in the ballet class again, and I had to show Miss my jump, that I have practiced all the time. Miss said, I´ve got promise. She spends half the lesson just teaching me, that´s embarrassing. I´m good in dancing, I could be famous, some day... But Mum I can´t go to the ballet class any more. I´m scared of Tony and Dad: If they realize, that I´m dancing in the ballet class, they´ll kill me. Oh Mum, I wished you were here! Michael kept warning me: "He´ll find out! What you going to do then?" I know that he´s right, but if I keep on doing it and not thinking about it, nothing´d happen. Just this week, just one more lesson, then I´ll go back to the boxing.

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first impression Billy Elliot

The novel "Billy Elliot", written by Melvin Burgless is about Billy Elliot, his brother Tony, his father Jackie and his grandma Nan. Billy´s mother is dead.
The story tells about the problems of this miner family during the time of the goverment of Maggie Thachter.
There are two traditions in this family: The first thing ist everybody has to be a miner and the second is boys have to be a boxer. Both don`t fit to Billy.

tough lads

Billy loves dancing and music...
I recomment this book for teenager, because you are able to find these conflicts with the parents about hobbys in your own life. Especially it is interesting for german teenager, because the style of writing is good. The author writes how brithish people speak e.g.:"when me (my) dad and Tony are out in the picket line", "I dunno ( I don`t know )"
Also the changes of the perspectives are convenient to read.
You have to buy this book, it is a bargain, it costs only 12,20 p in the english bookshop of Konstanz.
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Melvin Burgess

Maggie Thatcher

miner