Sillitoe The Loneliness of the LongDistance Runner Alan sillitoe 19282010 Born in Nottingham to working class parents His success as a writer ID: 465018
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Slide1
Alan Sillitoe
The
Loneliness
of
the
Long-Distance
RunnerSlide2
Alan sillitoe (1928-2010)
Born
in
Nottingham
to
working
class
parents
His
success
as
a
writer
provided
an
escape
from
that
background
Left
school
at
the
age
of 14,
worked
at
a
factory
and
read
extensively
Joined
the
Royal Air
Force
and
worked
as
a
wireless
operator
Got
tuberculosis
,
lived
in
France and Spain
for
7
years
in
an
attempt
to
recover
Nottingham:
grey
, boring,
provides
an
evocative
backdrop
for
a
number
of
his
writingsSlide3
NottinghamSlide4
NottinghamSlide5
The Angry Young
Men
Post-war
Britain
,
the
1950s
The
term
was
originally
applied
to
John
Osborne
floolwing
the
1956
stage
release
of
Look
Back
in
Anger
It
is
used
to
characterize
novelists
of a
particular
time
and
mood
Opinionated
,
socially
ambitious
main
characters
Working
class
background
Disillusionment
,
lack
of
opportunities
for
the
working
class
John
Osborne
,
Look
Back
in
Anger
(1956)
John
Braine
,
Room
at
the
Top
(1957)
Alan
Sillitoe
,
The
Loneliness
of
the
Long-Distance
Runner
(1959); film version: 1962Slide6
Borstal
Youth
detention
centre
Borstals
were originally for offenders under 21, but in the 1930s the age was increased to under 23.
In
1982
the
borstal
system
was
abolished
in the
UK
and
youth custody
centres
were
introduced
instead
.
Borstal
schools
still
exist
in
IndiaSlide7
Lowdham Grange, North Sea Camp and Rochester
Borstals
for boys in
193
7Slide8Slide9Slide10
Group work
Interpret
the
trope
of
loneliness
!
Who
are
the
„
enemies
” of
the
main
character
, Colin Smith?
What
motivates
the
main
character
?
What
does
he
mean
by
honesty
?
What
do
we
know
about
the
background
of
the
main
character
?
Does
it
help
us
understand
his
behaviour
?
Describe
the
language
and
the
narrative
style
of
the
novella!
What
is
the
significance
of sport (
running
)
in
the
novella?