summary of going places

 The lesson explores the theme of adolescent fantasies and hero worship.  Sophie and Jansie are both in the last year of high school and both knew that they were destined to work in the biscuit factory as they belong to a working class family.  Yet, Sophie, always dreams of big and beautiful things, glamour and glory.  Her ambitions are not rooted in reality i.e., have no relation with the harsh realities of life.  In contrast is Jansie, Sophie’s friend, a realistic and practical girl.  Sophie lives in male-dominated family where her mother was only a shadow. The men were football fans and the conversations around the dinner table were about Danny Casey, their Hero.  Sophie wants some attention from her father and brother and telling them that she met Casey, was her way of drawing their attention towards her.  But she carries her fantasies too far when she starts to live them.