Starter quiz
- Where is 'Leave Taking' set?
- Jamaica
- unknown, but a city in the UK
- Brixton
- it has two settings: London and Jamaica
- London ✓
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- When was 'Leave Taking' first performed?
- 1967
- 1977
- 1987 ✓
- 1997
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- In Scene One of 'Leave Taking', what do we learn about Enid's family in Jamaica?
- Her sister is ill.
- Her mother has died.
- Her mother is ill. ✓
- Enid is being asked to send money to them. ✓
- Her sister wants to send her children to Enid.
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- The blurb and opening scene of 'Leave Taking' start to develop many of its central themes. What is a theme?
- A character that is explored in a text in a number of different ways
- Any plot point of a text
- A synonym for foreshadowing
- An idea that is explored in a text in a number of different ways ✓
- An idea that is explored in a text via the stage directions
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- 'Leave Taking' explores a number of different themes. Which themes are most clearly sign-posted in Scene One?
- identity and belonging ✓
- inter-generational conflict ✓
- family ✓
- beauty
- betrayal
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- 'Leave Taking' begins with a conflict. Who is it between and what is it about?
- Enid and Viv fight about how much schoolwork she is doing.
- Enid and Mai fight about the value of obeah.
- Enid and Del fight about the value of obeah. ✓
- Enid and Del fight about Enid's excessive interest in her daughter's life. ✓
- Del and Viv fight with Mai about how much money Mai is charging.
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Exit quiz
- At the beginning of Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Enid cleans the house in preparation for a visitor. Who is the visitor?
- Brod
- Mai
- her sister
- Del
- a Pastor ✓
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- In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod reveals some details about what Enid's life was like in Jamaica before she moved to England. What do we learn?
- Enid's family were wealthy, hence her being able to afford coming to England.
- Enid and Brod are siblings.
- Enid grew up not wearing shoes day to day. ✓
- Enid spent much of her time doing manual labour. ✓
- Enid was an obeah woman.
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- The characters of Brod and Enid in 'Leave Taking' have some similarities, but they are also set up as contrasts to each other. In what ways do they contrast?
- Brod is devoted to England; Enid is not.
- Brod sees the value in explaining Enid's past to her daughters; Enid does not. ✓
- Brod is angry at the British government; Enid is not. ✓
- Brod believes Enid should send money to her family; Enid does not.
- Brod has only lived in England for a few years; Enid has lived in the UK longer.
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- In 2017, it was revealed that the government was attempting to deport some citizens who had legally migrated to Britain in the 1940s-70s. This was known as the ______ scandal.
- 'Windrush' ✓
- In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod says to Enid, 'All my ______ I think of meself as a British subject'.
- 'life' ✓
- In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod is distressed at what the British government has called him. He says they 'Call me a ______'.
- 'alien' ✓
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Key learning points
- The Windrush Generation are those who arrived from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1973
- The Windrush Generation took up jobs in sectors affected by the post World War Two labour shortage
- At the time, the Caribbean was part of the British Commonwealth so its citizens had the right to live and work in the UK
- In 2017, it was uncovered that many Windrush citizens were facing deportation under a discriminatory immigration system
- 'Leave Taking' was written before the Windrush scandal but remains topical, especially through the character of Brod
Common misconception
The Windrush generation were illegal migrants.
Those coming from the British Commonwealth were considered citizens.
Keywords
Colonisation - When a country establishes control over another country, exploiting it for economic gain.
The commonwealth - Established 1926 as the British Empire declined, this is an international association of 56 independent countries many of which used to be British colonies.
Migrate - When you relocate from one country to another.
Indoctrinate - When you make people believe something. A less formal synonym is to brainwash.
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