250 word count on the two hate crimes (how they relate to TIBH)
Tomorrow I'll be happy, relates to the two hate crimes (Michael Causer and Ian Baynham) in a number of ways. Firstly the main and most obvious reason is the hate crime itself, Michael and Ian were the victims of a homophobic attack, as was one of the characters in tomorrow I'll be happy (Darren).
Another reason they could link are the attackers, as Darren gets attacked by Siddie, Joanne and Cyprus, and if we look at the two hate crimes attackers; one male (Gavin Alker) which could metaphorically be Siddie, and two females (Joel Alexander and ruby Thomas) which could symbolize Joanne and Cyprus
Also there is a relatable note that could be said about what Siddie says in prison, he claims you get more years for 'quote' “the gay killing shit” so therefor is not going to plead guilty as he might get done for manslaughter thus making his prison sentence that much shorter. This relates to one of the hate crimes (Michael Causer) because Liverpool crown court was told that Gavin did not know that Michael was gay, and only started the attack after finding out he was gay therefore making his crime manslaughter.
Also Within tomorrow I'll be happy, there are a few contextual factors that are the same as the circumstances of the two hate crimes. Firstly the social factors are similar because of the social background of these people, most of the characters in tomorrow ill be happy live in a rundown estate where they have frequent parties, this being much like the area Michael lives in, and the fact that people are homosexual within the situations is another social factor. The technological factors are very similar as well, as both the play and one of the attacks build up from learning that someone is gay by looking at a mobile phone. A big contextual factor in this is a historical factor, as the cases influenced the entire play.
