First, Billy was being nurtured by his father to box and potentially become a boxer and it could be argued that was in his nature to become a boxer because both his father and grandfather had a passion for boxing. This combination of social pressures along with a severely damaged ego provided a long list of obstacles that Billy has to overcome throughout the movie to reach his dreams.ģ) I believe it was a combination of both nature and nurture which allowed Billy to develop his passion for dance and pursue it with such determination. Finally, he had to prove to himself and his ballet teacher that he was capable of making his passion into a lifetime career and applying to the Royal Ballet School. This led to him having to practice in secret and hide any progress from his family. One of the female dancers does take a particular interest in Billy and his close male friend does help him practice his dancing. He doesn’t find much trouble joining the class because many of the girls are thrilled to have a boy in the class and delighted at his attempts to dance like them. Peers: As can be logically assumed, Billy’s class is full of female students, the other boys are currently enlisted in the boxing class. This allows him to solely focus his attention on his dream, dancing.

Many could care less about the existence of Billy during a time of such turmoil and everywhere Billy goes, he is reminded of the chaos that the miners’ strike has created.

Only near the end of the movie does Billy’s father finally accept his son’s pursue and does help him actualize his dreams of becoming a professional dancer.Ĭommunity: Where Billy lives, almost the entire male population is currently involved in the miners’ strike and constant rioting is occurring. For the most part, all Billy receives from his dysfunctional family is abuse and negligence which does play a role in motivating him to follow his dreams and prove them wrong.

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