与此*同时1984

　　Adult = brothe+@ ^rs Mar\$k and Colin-`/$ Pollock stil-(l live w  ith/ their  :/parents ):Frank and Mavis Po*llo=#ck in ^a small apa rtme\ nt in t[he  pr #/oj+ects o@,f L-ondon's \east end in wha
t is a co)]l:l$-:ective dep
]ressed and unha-[ppy existence. The three me\n of the =household are= all \@ on t .he dole, eac %h doin;[g little t=*o fi_ nd gainful employment. B@*etween the#*: brothers +, Mar;k is ?the smart];+ aleck, w!ho cal-ls h(is pare?
-]nts by th@*)[eir gi*ven names t:o irk th-e;#)+m, and wh$+o hangs,!? out wit[@-h /
a b@unch of h^]=!ooli?\gans\%- ?
as ?@he refers to himself an;\d his frien?$[ds, ;suc^h[ ^ as a `+* s:kinhead named `
Coxy,!-. Althoug).\h never medicall(?`y\.- diagnosed as/- such), Colin#,= is seemingly emotiona/lly+ slow$. Co;(l; in likes- \*^to hang out @wit%]h Mark and
.h!.#is` friends in ::*his want to (. be accepted, esp!#$ecially a$s Mark tel_ ls him that a n^=eigh:$borho]^od) girl named Hayley is int*erested ]him( . The family _rarel_y#? soci -a?\\lize$=s wit@(h# Mavis=' sis%ter and+$! brother-in-l!#= aw, Barba
@ra and Jo;+hn#%/ , ( ^ ]who_+] (]^^li/ve;$^
a middle to up,pe`r!? :middl_`e cl\@a]ss a^nd seemingly perfect e;xistence in the suburbs of C)`higwell. Although no_@t= telling th=%em to their fa]ce[!;, John$ %]( dislikes his rel;_ ations by marriage,)% ? b
-*elieving espe*#cial!ly Mark t o be bra? sh+ and trash?@ ^y.-/ A unila:%_t@;[eral a@*,ct by= . -Barb ara lea^,ds,) to many issues#\% within; ? the extended family -*com,/ ing to +t\ #he surface, most specifically^[[ the true happiness@ of the mar*ria-)=g_/@e betw..@e:en Bar
^bara- a$nd-;# J;! ^ohn, and what Colin is truly l;ookin]g for to be ha=$_pp(y [in life.