look back in anger summary
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Summary of John Osborne's 'Look back at Anger' play
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'Look back at Anger' is a play written by John Osborne. The play begins with two characters, Jimmy Potter and his wife Alison Potter, who are coping with class conflicts and their failing marriage in England in the 1950s. Alison comes from a prominent family, while Jimmy is a highly educated person from a working-class background.
Jimmy is a short-tempered individual whose anger causes his wife to leave him after insulting her family and her well-heeled life before him. Cliff, Jimmy's best friend, tries to stop this, but Alison gets into an accident and discovers she is pregnant.
Alison's best friend Helena urges her to leave, which causes a fight between Helena and Jimmy, but the fight ends up with romance, prompting them to live together for a couple of months. Upon her return, Alison, Jimmy's wife, returns to the house after having a miscarriage, which makes Helena feels guilty of her actions. They reconcile with Alison and leaves Jimmy, who ends up with Alison at the end of the play.