Look Back in Anger

Summery:
Look Back in Anger (1956) is a realist play written by John Osborne. It focuses on the life and marital struggles of an intelligent and educated but disaffected young man of working-class origin, Jimmy Porter, and his equally competent yet impassive upper-middle-class wife Alison. The supporting characters include Cliff Lewis, an amiable Welsh lodger who attempts to keep the peace; and Helena Charles, Alison’s snobbish friend.

বাংলায়ঃ
লুক ব্যাক ইন অ্যাঙ্গার (1956) জন অসবোর্নের লেখা একটি বাস্তববাদী নাটক। এটি একটি বুদ্ধিমান এবং শিক্ষিত কিন্তু অসন্তুষ্ট শ্রমজীবী ​​বংশোদ্ভূত যুবক, জিমি পোর্টার এবং তার সমানভাবে সক্ষম অথচ আবেগহীন উচ্চ-মধ্যবিত্ত স্ত্রী অ্যালিসনের জীবন এবং বৈবাহিক সংগ্রামের উপর আলোকপাত করে। সহায়ক চরিত্রগুলির মধ্যে রয়েছে ক্লিফ লুইস, একজন বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ ওয়েলশ লজার যিনি শান্তি বজায় রাখার চেষ্টা করেন; এবং হেলেনা চার্লস, অ্যালিসনের স্নোবিশ বন্ধু।

Major Characters:
Jimmy Porter
Jimmy Porter is a 25-year-old educated man who runs a sweets stall. He is married to Alison Porter and is best friends with Cliff Lewis.

Alison Porter
Alison Porter is an unhappy young woman married to Jimmy Porter. She is estranged from her upper-class family because she married Jimmy.

Cliff Lewis
Cliff Lewis is Jimmy and Alison Porter’s neighbor and friend. He helps Jimmy with the sweets stall and has a protective fondness for Alison. Read More
Helena Charles Helena Charles is an old friend of Alison and her family. Helena is a touring actress.

Alison’s mother
Alison Porter’s mother is fiercely protective of her daughter and had tried in the past to keep Alison from marrying Jimmy Porter. Because of this, Jimmy despises her. She is only mentioned in the play.

Madeline
Madeline is an old flame of Jimmy Porter’s, who is 10 years older than he is. Though Madeline does not appear on stage, Jimmy contrasts her enthusiastic nature with Alison’s passiveness.

Nigel
Nigel is Alison Porter’s brother. He is a politician, and Jimmy derides him for being “vague.” Nigel does not appear in the play.
Colonel Redfern Colonel Redfern is a retired military officer and Alison’s father. He rarely sees his daughter.

Hugh Tanner
Hugh Tanner is an old friend of Jimmy Porter’s. He and Alison Porter do not get along. Tanner is referenced in the play but does not appear in the action.

Mrs. Tanner
Mrs. Tanner, who does not appear on stage, is Hugh Tanner’s mother and the person who set Jimmy Porter up with the sweets stall. Jimmy is very fond of her, and he stays with her when she is dying.

Webster
Webster, who is mentioned in the course of the play, is a friend of Alison Porter’s. Jimmy Porter believes Webster is gay and so must understand suffering, as Jimmy does.