Representation essay

How are different social classes represented in the sequence you have studied?

After the opening credits we are shown a representation of a working class family and home, We are introduced into this family home through the use of Joyce Byers character, Joyce is a working class single mother who works in a grocery shop. This working class mum’s social class is presented as struggling economically and at home. We know the family is struggling economically due to the fact Joyces son has to work extra hours in order to bring money in to help out with the bills. The working single mother’s social group is presented to be poor and in economic struggle from the start of the Stranger Things episode. THIS IS GOOD YOU’RE JUST MISSING THE CAMERA, EDITING, MISE EN SCENE, SOUND TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW THIS – was it the dialogue, her way of being, Jonathon?

We can also see how little time the family has by looking at how the house is set up. The house is extremely messy, neglected and run down suggesting Joyce has little time to clean and neither do her sons who are working or at school. We know Joyce works long shift as she isn’t home to help Will the night before school and she is rushed to get to work the morning after. This means she works late and starts early and it often makes her tired. We know she is tired as she has woken up late and is unprepared. YOU NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION SO LINK BACK TO IT OTHERWISE YOU’RE JUST DESCRIBING

This representation is a more positive representation as while it does show her to be unprepared and rushed it also shows us how hard and long she works for her family. It shows us that the single mother is working class and gives up her own time to help out with her own family, She puts others before herself. HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS GIVE EGS ALL THE WAY THROUGH

Single mothers are also shown to have strong bonds with their family as Joyce puts a lot of trust and pressure on her older son. She relies on him to bring in money for the family and to check on Will and make sure he is ready for school. EXAMPLE  It also shows that Joyce’s hard working characteristics have been passed on to her eldest son. This suggest they spend a lot of time to gather and have gained a lot of trust from that. This is understandable as a single mother would rely on her oldest son to do jobs her ex husband would potentially do such as bringing in extra money and looking after Will.

From the sequence I have studied I can tell that single working class mothers are extremely hard working and loving. Joyce is used to represent single mothers and is shown to be hard working as she works long hours and gets little time to her elf. We also know that she is loving as she has a strong relationship based on trust with her oldest son.GOOD CONCLUSION SO IF YOU CAN TELL US HOW YOU KNOW ALL THIS USING CAMERA, EDITING, MISE EN SCENE AND SOUND YOU’LL BE FINE