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In the film Billy Elliot, Billy faces a serious conflict within his own family; in order for his dream to be fulfilled, he has to confront the people he loves the most. Billy’s brother has followed his father into the mines and sees no reason why Billy shouldn’t do so as well. (REF) He is also concerned that Billy’s unconventional behavior may reflect on his own masculinity in a world with clearly defined male/female expectations. (REF) Billy has to go behind his father’s back to take dance lessons; he takes the money each week to take ballet instead of boxing. (REF) Billy knows his father would never accept his desire to dance, but would see him only as “a disgrace to [his]father, a disgrace to those gloves, and a disgrace to the tradition of the boxing club.” (QUOTE) Interestingly, the only support Billy feels is from the women of the family who aren’t intimidated by his passion for dance. His grandmother, who is sometimes lost in her own mental world, is still able to remember her own dancing days and is able to give Billy support. (REF) Her tenderness towards him and his closeness to her allows him to feel free. Even his mother, though she is dead, is a support to Billy. He remembers that she always told him to “be himself” and her words stay with him. (REF) Billy’s conflict is symbolized in the scene where he is forced to stand on the table in the kitchen while his father, his brother, and his dance teacher argue about his dancing. Billy stands there powerless to do anything, to speak, to fight back, or to move outside the boundaries of the small world he lives in. (REF) The resolution of the conflict comes within the family as his father recognizes his son’s talent. He cries into his older son’s arms that Billy is “only eleven and deserves a chance.” He sacrifices his pride to help him by crossing the picket lines to work at the mines and by supporting Billy’s audition at the ballet school. (REF His brother comes to accept and love Billy for what he can do and the love he wants to have, and Billy is able to fulfill his dream of dancing (REF).