Linda – Act 2
o Becomes divided between a romance with Mickey and a romance with Edward, love
triangle
o Declares her love for Mickey on the bus, and in school, and on the hill, which shows
her confidence as a character
o Is aware that her and Mickey are meant to be together
o Follows Mickey everywhere and tries to proclaim her love and adoration for him all
the time
o Tries to protect Mickey from the bad influence of his brother Sammy all the time,
when Sammy gets into violent situations and tries to get Mickey involved Linda steps
in to prevent it (Most of the time)
o Confident
o Understanding
o Supportive
o Becomes pregnant with Mickey’s child so therefore gets married quite quickly
o Moves in with Mrs Johnstone as her and Mickey are unable to support themselves
and buy a house yet
o Tries to be understanding and supportive of Mickey
o Stands by Mickey when he is in Prison
o Wants what is best for Mickey as she tries to get him to stop taking the anti-
depressants, which sends him into withdrawal, sparking more aggression from him
o Is a housewife, so when Mickey struggles to bring in money, and when he gets fired
and sent to prison, she struggles to live and help her child
o Her life reflects Mrs Johnstone’s, stuck in the hard life
o Her life is very repetitive
o Has an affair with Edward
o Is the person to ring Edward to try and help Mickey, which sparks the affair and
Mickey’s jealously which ends in the death at the town hall
o Her Phone call to Edward was the seal of fate for the twins
o Becomes divided between a romance with Mickey and a romance with Edward, love
triangle
o Declares her love for Mickey on the bus, and in school, and on the hill, which shows
her confidence as a character
o Is aware that her and Mickey are meant to be together
o Follows Mickey everywhere and tries to proclaim her love and adoration for him all
the time
o Tries to protect Mickey from the bad influence of his brother Sammy all the time,
when Sammy gets into violent situations and tries to get Mickey involved Linda steps
in to prevent it (Most of the time)
o Confident
o Understanding
o Supportive
o Becomes pregnant with Mickey’s child so therefore gets married quite quickly
o Moves in with Mrs Johnstone as her and Mickey are unable to support themselves
and buy a house yet
o Tries to be understanding and supportive of Mickey
o Stands by Mickey when he is in Prison
o Wants what is best for Mickey as she tries to get him to stop taking the anti-
depressants, which sends him into withdrawal, sparking more aggression from him
o Is a housewife, so when Mickey struggles to bring in money, and when he gets fired
and sent to prison, she struggles to live and help her child
o Her life reflects Mrs Johnstone’s, stuck in the hard life
o Her life is very repetitive
o Has an affair with Edward
o Is the person to ring Edward to try and help Mickey, which sparks the affair and
Mickey’s jealously which ends in the death at the town hall
o Her Phone call to Edward was the seal of fate for the twins
