Billy Elliot: Analyse af maskuline stereotyper

I would describe him, as a boy that knows what he wants, and he do not care what the other boys and girl think about him.

Find examples of how Billy struggles with his father and with himself to break free.

When Billy’s father want him to boxing, but Billy did not want to box, because he rather want to dance ballet. – Billy did not know how to say that he want to dance ballet, that boxing, to his dad. It did not go so well, because the dad find out of it himself, and that is not good, because he get wery mad at Billy.

What does dancing mean to Billy and what does it mean to his father?

Dancing is everything for Billy, and he want to do it for a living. He’s dad won’t let him, because he mean that ballet is for girls only, and he don’t want him to dance ballet.

What does the boxing hall signify in the film?

The boxing hall, has a lot to do in the film, it is there it’s all started, and it’s there it all ended. He started dancing there, and he got private learning from Mrs. Wilkinson, because she want to help Billy, to get better.