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Thursday 20 March 2014

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The main character in this scene is shown to be an under class man with a drinking dependency. This is shown because the props placed around his house are vodka bottles and alcohol this reinforces the stereotype that he is uneducated and the fact he is at home proves that is not working class. His costume is scruffy and dirty reinforcing the stereotype he either has no money for new clothes or that he just doesn't care about his appearance. The location it is set in also reinforces this because they're shown to be in a council estate when three of them are clearly old enough to work and make a living they're dependent on the council to give them a house to live in. This also shows us that they have no power in society as they cannot look after themselves. A small child is cast and this shows us that they're under class because they cannot be very well educated because the young  girl has become pregnant at an age she is not old enough to support a child. The house is mainly grey and dirty and not well looked after also showing us they do not care about their belongings.

Soft piano music is played as the boys say "we want you" this reinforces their under class stereotype and the fact that we pity them because they're inferior also showing they have little power. Their northern accent shows us that they have a lack of vocabulary and are uneducated.

Close ups of the main character make us pity him as he lets his family down. Their caravan is taken away which also inciuates that he cannot afford to pay for it. Composition is broken when the main character gets angry this is unsophisticated and reinforces the stereotype that he is under class and cannot function responsibly in a social environment. The main character is shown in a longshot this shows that he is alone and the rest of his family are united this reinforces the stereotype of being underclass because ait is shown to be a broken family.

Shot reverse shot shows the conflict between him and his family this also reinforces the fact that they're underclass and have a broken family. The pace of the scene is quite fast this reinforces the stereotype that they're irratic and not very sensible reinforcing that they're underclass and not civilised. 

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