Love + Hate A modern Romeo and Juliet set in Bradford where

two lovers of different ethnicities and morals struggle to show their love for each other. Family is a problem for both of their characters and they have to meet in secret. When their secret is revealed they have to make the choice of leaving together, with not much behind them, or staying in their homes were racism prevails over everything..

Insight into working class people

- In the movie we see Yusif (an Asian man) and Derek (a white man) working in a factory together. Showing that two different people of different races can get on when working.

- However, when multicultural relationships are involved morals change and the two men get protected over the women in their race.

- The younger girls in the film don’t feel like anything is wrong, but the boys do. They try to be the leaders of their family by showing aggression, which just pushes the girls away more.

- Naseema’s father seems friendly and is a cab driver, while Adam’s family is more angry. They work in their own business.

- Naseema’s dad seems more wise over his son

who is hypocritical in his actions.

- The film shows how the children in the family all work as well showing that they need the help in the area they are from, showing that they aren’t the richest of people.

Similarities - Working class Muslims are in many ways the same as a

white working class person or family. - They share the same strong regional accent, live in similar

houses in the same run down areas in the North of England and have a traditional working class nuclear family (mother, father, brother) etc.

- They work hard in what seems to be in stereotypical low paid working class jobs Naseema’s brother works in a factory and her Dad works as a taxi driver. Both working class Muslims and white working class people seem to hold some intolerance to each other, examples are when the Muslims retaliated after Naseema’s father is beaten up by white racists.

- Naseema’s brother seems very outgoing like a normal working class male and seems to not be very religious like many working class people aren’t. However following a Asian stereotype he keeps his sister on a very short leash even being threatening and violent if she does something he does not approve of.

- This violent behaviour can also be seen in a traditional working class outburst from Michelle’s father when she does something he does not approve of. Working class men whether they be white or Muslim do seem to hold a position of power over women.

Differences - Using Naseema as an example. She seems much more

shy and less outgoing than a normal working class person such as Michelle and has not lost her virginity unlike Michelle. Because of this you can see some working class Muslims uphold a much stronger belief in religious values.

More on Yusif and Naseema. Working class Muslim families like Naseema’s are represented as people who come from the

backgrounds and cultures of where going out and socialising outside family is unusual. Just the way her brother pushes her about emphasises this. He suspects her about her negative approach to their customs and rituals shows us how

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