Saturday Night And Sunday Morning Analysis

The film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) directed by Karel Reisz and written by Alan Sillitoe depicts the life of Arthur Seaton. He is a working-class young man who tries to escape his life by going to pubs and having an affair with a married woman, Brenda. She eventually becomes impregnated by Seaton which brings up all his lies to light. Alan Sillitoe published the during post World War II (1958) thus impacting his view on social class. During the 1950s Sillitoe and other authors created the Angry Young Men narration. Maria Hrnova describes the Angry Young Men as "dissatisfaction with the contemporary social situation, which was still highly unfavorable to working classes". Harnova continues by describing Angry Young Men as people that want to rebel against the class system (“The Nature of the Revolt of The Angry Young Men”, page 21). Hence, Alan’s creation of Arthur is the perfect example of an Angry Young Man who is trying to escape the monotone, working-class life-style.

The working-class during 1950 's Britain was economically secure. But the constant working in factories eventually caused a loss of identity (Marie Hrnova, page 30). Arthur’s father, who is constantly on his couch, watching T.V emotionless is an example of working-class loss of identity. In the beginning of the film, Arthur sits down at the kitchen table counting his money. He then sees his father’s life and tries to have a conversation, but it becomes impossible. He realizes that his well-off earnings comes with a sacrifice which is a boring day-to-day life. The father foreshadows what Arthur does not want to become even though his monotonous work in the factory gives him and his family a satisfying way of living. Therefore, this idea of having to one day become like his father gives him a The Angry Young Man narration which helps him feel as if he as a sense of agency to change his social