In this landmark "Kitchen Sink" drama, Jimmy Porter's feelings toward his wife Alison's upper-class background are central to his character:

• Class Struggle: Jimmy is a working-class intellectual who feels marginalised by the British establishment. He views Alison's family and her upbringing with deep resentment. He also uses her as a target for his rants against the status quo.

• Conflict: He frequently mocks her "refined" manners and her family’s military and colonial history, seeing it as a symbol of the stagnant class system he despises.