Are writers influenced by the time within which they write?
             Writers are influenced by the historical times in which they write because probably everyday of their lives their actions and what they say is influenced by the time within which they live. Communicating with other people changes the way they speak, the way they use their language, their accents and a whole lot of other variables could be considered. The 70s influences Willy Russell in his writing, the way the characters speak and the things which are going on and the style of various things such as the fair and the shop also you can tell this because of the economic slump which occurred in the early 70s.
             The economic slump in the 70s was due to a number of reasons, one of the reasons for the industry of Britain to decline was that other countries could be competitive by providing new technology and very competitive prices because they could cut costs on the labour they had and materials. This made some of the main industries in Britain go into great financial difficulty and they had get close down or lower the work force. This created a loss in jobs and lots of unemployment causing poverty as so many people were unemployed. Urban decay was a result of poverty; people could not afford decent property or they had to move into council homes. This created class differences people who had money and had decent homes and people with little money and poor homes or ones which they didn‘t even own.
             Willy Russell was inspired to write Our Day Out by his own experiences when he was a teacher at a comprehensive school. The experiences that lead him to write Our Day Out was that while teaching he accompanied the teacher of a remedial department on a trip to Conway Castle and a Zoo. At the last minute a deputy head of disciplinarian behaviour also joined the party creating a potential recipe for disaster. During the course of the day the deputy head relaxed and enjoyed himself,...