Treatment of Billy in A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines...

Treatment of Billy in A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines In A Kestrel for a Knave, Barry Hines tells his realistic story of a boy called Billy. Firstly Billy lives with his mother and brother in their small house in Barnsley. His mother smokes cigarettes all day and asks, You havent got a gag on you, have you, love? and Do me a favour, love, and run up to tshop for some fags. By asking if he can go to the shop and buy some cigarettes, obviously is showing that she is a selfish mother, and not worrying that he should not smoke. She uses Billy as she has no money to pay for anything, but asks him to put it on an account, where lots of other debts are. When Billy refuses to do so she†¦show more content†¦Mr Farthing is very sympathetic to Billy getting bullied as he is small and more vulnerable. However, he speaks to Billy with a verbally harsh tone, but to be kind: And stop blubbering, Casper! Youre not dying, lad! Mr Farthing protects Billy, and shows MacDowall what it is like to be bullied, by physically picking on him: What would you say if I pinned you to the floor and smacked you across the face? Secondly, Mr Farthing tries to help Billy and talk about him getting bullied, to make himself feel better, and to stop crying. Furthermore, Mr Farthing shows great interest in Billy describing his kestrel hawk. If this was as ordinary teacher (not Mr Farthing), Billy would not have a great deal of attention provided to him. But Mr Farthing is different, and he lets Billy continue describe and share his interest with the class, and for once speak decently and make a contribution. Billy also teaches Mr Farthing of some words that he picked up in his Falconry book, eg: Creance. Mr Sugden is the schools games master, and Billys PE teacher. Mr Sugden teases and bullies Billy, as when Billy did not understand what Mr Sugden said, he makes fun of it on Billy: Stimulating you fool,Show MoreRelatedEssay on A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines3080 Words   |  13 PagesA Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines For this assignment, I shall be looking at Barry Hines’ novel ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’. The story focuses on a day in the life of Billy Casper, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy growing up in an environment lacking in many ways. In this assignment I am to look at examples of deprivation in the various areas of Billy Casper’s life. Barry Hines writes about a young boy growing up in the 1960’s. Despite the fact that the Welfare State had been in place forRead MoreA Comparison of Mrs Casper, Mr Sugden and Mr Farthings Treatment of Billy in Barry Hines Billys Last Stand723 Words   |  3 PagesCasper, Mr Sugden and Mr Farthings Treatment of Billy in Barry Hines Billys Last Stand In this essay I will attempt to compare the ways in which the three main characters in this story treat Billy, Mrs Casper, Mr Sugden and Mr Farthing. The book is set in the sixties in a mining village in Yorkshire. First of all I will discuss Billy, he is a young and naive boy, he