Character Constellation (un)arranged marriage
Dad
-
traditional about Punjabi culture
alcoholic
verbal violence towards women
singles out Manny for physical punishment
wants his sons to be like him
discriminating towards white people/racist
angry about western culture
Evington Dr: Punjabi
neighbourhood
Three-bedroom apartment
Four years ago
Mum
-
Spends most of her time in kitchen
stranger to Manny/doesn’t help him with
everyday things
distant, no emotional attachment
always watches Asien TV
uses tears to get her way
MANJIT „Manny“
- 13 years old
- Punjabi background
- Liverpool fan
- Shares room with Harry
RANJIT
- Older
- married to Jas (giigle a lot because they
have just got married) newlyweds
BILHAR Harry
- engaged to girl he hasn’t met yet
- fat
- only showers every third day
- interested in football (ManU) and
weightlifting
- juvenile humour
- support Punjabi tradition but has
British accent/ dialect/slang
LISA
DALBIR
- 25 years old
- Married to illegal immigrant in
Coventry, so he could stay in GB
BALBIR
- 21 years old
- One kid
- Arranged marriage, so husband could
stay in GB
ADRIAN Ady