Food is used as a quite relevant aspect in the film to portray many different things. There seems to be a sense of tension between British and Caribbean individuals. Tony seems to contradict to his brother Colin, as Tony seems to eat typical British food, in the morning he was eating bacon and eggs. Whilst his brother Colin was eating avocados in the morning which is a common/popular food in Trinidad, their native country.
There is also a conflict between the two generations Windrush and pOST-windrush. This is presented through the character of tony and his mum as his mums beliefs and values seem to differ from his. When Tony feels downcast that he did not get the job, his mum believes that he should not give up and have faith because he was born in Britain and has more of an opportunity. Whereas, Tony believes that is not the case. Also, this conflict between Windrush and Post Windrush was presented between Sheila and her mum as Sheila's mum was not acceptant of her bringing Tony back to the house after they went clubbing. Whereas, Sheila does not see a problem with it and considers that her mum just won't accept him 'because he is black'.
There are various examples of racism presented within the film. Firstly, when Tony went for his job interview, the interviewers countenance changed as soon as he saw tony because he believed that he was going to be interviewing a white guy. Whilst, mr. Cripson, (the interviewer) asked Tony stereo-typical questions like 'How long have you been in this country' and 'Have you ever been in trouble'. also, when the Tony and his black friends stole from the supermarket the police were immediately on call.
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