Mother's Day - J.B. Priestley

Mrs Pearson is a pleasant but

Mrs Pearson is a pleasant but worried-looking woman in her forties. At the start, she is polite, apologetic, and used to serving her family. After the

Mrs Fitzgerald is an older

Mrs Fitzgerald is an older, heavier neighbour with a strong and sinister personality and a deep, rather Irish voice. She knows fortune-telling and the

George

George, Doris, and Cyril expect Mrs Pearson to wait on them, do their work, and avoid conflict. Their behaviour shows how a family can become dependen

The play becomes funny when Mrs

The play becomes funny when Mrs Pearson acts like the strict head of the house and the others become confused, embarrassed, and helpless. The reversal

George is about fifty

George is about fifty, fundamentally decent but solemn, self-important, and pompous. He is secretly mocked at his club as Pompy-ompy Pearson. He is sh