Representation

“About a Girl”

Drama – documentary style: “About a girl”

Tomas Noad

Class:

Unemployment/ lack of opportunity

Struggle for money (lottery), but there is money for cigarettes and drink

Underclass (benefits) Accent (slang, swearing,

Northern) Costume (hooped

earrings) Setting – industrial, run

down Director – empathy for

them Blame on parents Stereotypes – Chav in

Manchester

Age:

Young teen Sexually active/grown up Independent Young parents – 30’s

Gender:

Dominant Independent Vulnerable Celebrity status – important Not looking for boys from the

clothes she wears Mum – insignificant Broken family Male – boredom Dad – Mans man – likes

football and a drink down the pub

Poor dad, not a provider (stereotype)