Relation to his brother Tony
- no good relationship
- tries to avoid deep conversations
- exaggerates about the strike
- very aggressive
Relation to his father Jackie
- strict and serious / lots of worries
- doesnt talk about feelings
- want to fit in society
- traditional
- wants to fit in the norms
- Billy cares about him from the beginning
- at the end Tony changes his attitude towards the dancing and Billy
Relation to Mrs. Wilkinson
- realizes great opportunity for Billy
- supports him / shows strength
- breaks strike to help his son
- shows site of loving father
- makes Billy feel accepted
- Billy`s dancing teacher
- supports Billy through all times
- is the first to realize Billy`s talent
- has faith in the success from Billy
Billy Elliot
- helps Billy with convincing his family
- Mrs Wilkinson and Billy develop a strong and loving relationship to each other
- 11 year old main character
- belongs to working class (low income,family of miners)
- ambitious for his aims, doesn`t listen to the society
- seems to be very sensitive caused by the death of his mother
- his family does not accept him the way he is
- lives in a manly oriented society where people expect from him to fit the status quo and go boxing (tradition)
Relation to Debbie
- extraordinary boy with a passion for dancing and ballet
- at the end his dreams come true and he becomes a professional ballet dancer
- daughter of the dancing teacher
- comes from the middle class
- seems to have emotions for Billy
- gives Billy strength and helps him to keep up with dancing
Relation to his granny
- music and dancing is her passion
- suffers from dementia but supports Billy as much as she can
- Billy cares about her a lot and knows he can rely on her
Relation to Michael
- close relationship
- accepts Billy the way he is
- Billy accepts Michael also the way he is --> they both are kind of extraordinary
- is not afraid of showing Billy his feelings
- they trust each other
- Billy asks him for advice
Billy Elliot Characters
The dream of becoming a ballet dancer...