This essay is from an English novel published in 1970. The novel is written by Richard Allen and was published in Great Britain by New English Library. In this story we hear from a teenage boy called Joe Hawkins.
Joe Hawkins is a teenage boy living in Plairstow, which is an area in London's East End. East End is the place where the old working-class are living. Joe is very aggressive; he has even made his own weapon, a cosh. Joe is a soccer hooligan. His attitudes make me feel that he is in a kind of racist. It is especially when he calls his neighbour: "a black witch". …
