Friday, 9 October 2009

How is the class in eastenders represented

In eastenders the representation of the class is quite negative due to certain situations in different scenes but there are also some positive aspects. In a scene we see roxy and ronnie. Ronnie wants roxy to go where she is goin but roxy keeps on making different excuses which suggets that ronnie has done something wrong to roxy and has said sorry but roxy still doesnt want to be around her.Their way of speaking colloqeual and typical east end accent.Roxy dress sense is very casual and laid back. This shows that the working class do not dress smartly because they clearly do not have to due to the area and jobs.
In the next scene we see that someones baby scan which is a very positive situation however that quickly turns into a bad situation because the lady who is pregnant thinks her husband is cheating on her. The mood changes sharply.However in the same scene we see diversity in culture because we can see that two different ethnicities are working together and also they are wearing overalls showing that they are working in the kitchen, this shows realism of the working class.differnt camera shots are used in the scene such as shot-reverse-shot when the husband and wife are aguing which shows that there are two sides which are in conflict and a close up was used to show the reaction and emotion of the wife.
In the next scene we see stacey trying to find a blanket for a dog she is going to get. then her uncle appears, stands behind her and a low angle shot is us to show that he is very dominant and that he looks out for his family(patriarc) . This scene is percieved to be positive and shows that even though the working class dont have the best of life they still have traditional values such protecting each other.
In the next scene the setting is in a pub showing peggy mitchell and a new barman. A two-shot is used when peggy is telling the new barman that the the customers are never right and to beware because they had been drinking since the other night. the camera shot showed they were on the same side, no conflict was shown and unity.