Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Eastenders scene- Analysis

Basic analysis
Tone- Informal, Comic, Personal
Style- Conventional
Nationality- Jamaican, British East London
Themes- Racism

Stereotypes
Age- Negative towards teenagers (attitude of surprise towards knowledge).
Race- Jamaican stereotypes e:g. reference to rum.

Language used
Verbal- Tone of voice overly joking manner in an attempt to mask closed non-verbal communication,
Non-Verbal- Body language suggests trapped nature e:g. avoiding eye contact and looking away.

Over view of narrative
The scene is taken from the TV drama Eastenders which falls into the soap genre of drama.  In this scene the main character Patrick reminisces about his past in Jamaica whilst being questioned about the more dangerous elements of his life in Jamaica.  We also see a joking mockery regarding the intelligence of youth and particularly teenagers.

Image from scene




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