Explore the ways Butterworth presents his protagonist on pages 6-20.
Jez Butterworth presents his protagonist, Johnny Rooster Byron, as an outcast and rebel in society. Butterworth uses military or war imagery to illustrate Byron, ` Helmet, goggles, loudhailer’ implying that his character has soldier like qualities and lives in the past. This is depicted as Butterworth utilisez the words `helmet’ and `goggles’ suggesting that Byron is in need of protection and is in a position of vulnerability or threat, similar to a soldier in war as helmets and `goggles’ are protective clothing. Although, juxtaposing this concept, the fact that Butterworth has evoked war imagery or a battle ready character suggests that Byron may have strength and determination
