Clothing and its representation of racial and social stratification. A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney is composed of dialogue, skillfully written to gloss over social problems in Britain in the 1950s. Conversations between the characters reveal their dynamic relationships and Delaney "dresses" each character uniquely to suit of one's social identity and personality: The "black" characters in the play had uniformed professions to improve their social status since uniforms are associated with "honorable" professions. . Class-based social identities are best illustrated by Helen's clothing, for example her ownership of only one hat and her reaction to Jo's request for new clothes (), however, the clothes for her wedding were new () suggest a change of class, which she could not afford before (). Thus, the piece cleverly connects clothing to racial stratification in Britain, where "blacks" were thought to be affiliated with the jungle () and social division based on wealth, which affected where they lived and the level of sophistication they could afford. the character...