Billy Elliot
Book report. – Bruge til SRP – Engelsk & Historie

Billy Elliot is a novel by Melvin Burgess, based on the film, which have same title. The film takes place in the late 80’s in a small town, that is an industrial mining town. Not a good place to live because, it was deeply affected by former British prime minister. The story is about a young boy, Billy Elliot and his fight to become a ballet dancer instead of a boxer, because it is family related from his father’s side. But Elliot want to be ballet dancer in an environment, where prejudices blossom, and where money is rare. The father and his brother go on the picket line everyday to strike against the closing of the local mine. We also get to know, how it changes of a country’s structure can affect. In the book Elliot mostly receives from his flawed family is abuse and neglect, which does play a role in motivating him to follow his dreams and prove them wrong. Only at the end of the Book, Elliot’s father finally accepts Elliot’s hunt and begin to help him complete his dreams of becoming of professional dancer. He just want’s to be like his mother and grandma. He does care about his grandma. She is old and hardly recognizes Billy when he spends time with her. The only thing he has left that kind of reminds him of his mother is the grandma and the piano. His mother used to play at the piano, but now when she is gone, Elliot play at the piano sometimes. Just to be reminded of his mother.

Billy he is sensitive, tolerant and determined. His explore attempts to talk to his dad and his brother they are unable to express any feelings other than anger, but unlike them, Billy is able to express his emotions in dancing ballet. He will bee afraid if he takes ballet up, that he will end up alone, no friends and family.

Jacky Elliot – the father he is quick-tempered man, embittered and depress by the experience of the dispute, Billy’s father is overwhelmed, traumatized by the loss of his wife. The father realizes the ballet offers Billy for a better life then he had, and this proves his worth as a man and a father.

Billy’s brother Tony is violent and aggressive. Never home, always at the strike with his father.

I was surprised that the language is the same as it is in the movie. I thought it would be like normal English. English to understand. But in the book, Melvin wrote it how they speak in the movie. I found it quit funny and exiting. It was a bit difficult.

I think it’s a great book and also a really great movie. It was an inspiration. And that it is based on a true story, which did that I would watch the movie and also to read the book.

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