HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT REPRESENT PARTICILAR SOCIAL GROUPS ?

One key ethic of teen drama films is to cover as much ground as possible

with it's characters. The genre tends to feature characters of various

backgrounds & lifestyles - exploiting them all for their stereotypes -often

almost literally throwing them together in a small , confided space

waiting for the inevitable catastrophe.

 It would be almost breaching the unwritten laws of teen dramas to be able to pinpoint a particular social

group to which the product may accurately represent . Similarly , it

would be difficult to pinpoint a particular social group to which the

product could appeal .

One major benefit to having such a wide array of characters lies in the

way that each character can epitomised a different social sector.

Wolph’s ethics & fashion choices reflect on that of the punk rock movement. Indeed in

the original script , Brooklyn asks “Why can’t you just do the respectable clique Punk boy thing and go straight edge already?”.

The character therefore not only not only reflects the particular social group , but also adds a sense of historic context to the product . This was also achieved with

John Bender in ‘The breakfast club’ .

Wolph

Brooklyn possesses feminist ethics ,also reflected in ‘10 things I hate about you’

character , Katrina . This reflects feminists and adds further social context .

Brooklyn

Eli’s eccentricism reflects on those who aren’t afraid to think outside of the box .

Not only does this achieve the same effect as ‘The perks of being a wallflower’s Patrick but it also encourages others to see

this as a healthy way of thinking.

Eli

First impressions , it seems that Solis represents School athletes and Luna shadows the “nerds” . Delving further into this , audience should pick up on how the twins mirror the common issue in the teenage –

those who are pressured by their parents .

Solis & Luna

Pixie represents the teenagers who thrive off maintaining a seemingly solid social

stance . This is also reflected in characters like Amanda Jones in ‘Some kind

of wonderful’ .

When Pixie finds her new friends , she learns about the idea of quality over

quantity .

Pixie