Childhood

• Childhood is a time of vitality and innocence yet molds our identity
• I wish I was our sammy
• He's allowed to play with matches
• But I had to stand on a crate
• The whole things just a game
• I got y' I shot y'
• The stark contrast in childhoods shows class divide is a futile yet powerful construct
• Gis a sweet
• Are you soft?
• Will you be my best friend?
• that's fantastic
• serious crime juxt prank
• As the children grow up there is an inevitable loss of childhood whilst society forces adulthood on the working class
• Who'd dare tell the lambs in the spring?
• He's old before his time
• Why is a job so important
• I suppose your still a kid aren't you?
• The childhood games foreshadow the tragic ending suggesting the dangers of growing up in a divided society
• 'You shot him' 'I know I bloody did'
• So I can be invisible
• unsteady and breathing awkwardly
• something that begins deep down inside him