A Taste of Honey – Shelagh Delaney – Race and Interracial Relationships

A concise resource exploring race and interracial relationships in A Taste of Honey.

This resource examines how Delaney presents Jo and Jimmie’s relationship through prejudice, social judgement, gender, class, family pressure and the wider attitudes of 1950s Britain.

Key features:

• Clear analysis of race and interracial relationships as part of the play’s social criticism.
• Focus on Jo and Jimmie’s relationship, Jimmie’s absence and Jo’s vulnerability.
• Discussion of Helen’s reaction, respectability, prejudice and family failure.
• Exploration of social realist, gender-focused and race-focused critical perspectives.
• Includes activities to reinforce and practise key concepts, with a full answer key.