Monday 17 December 2012

Sterotyped characters in TV drama

Tom Branson
Tom Branson is a character from Downton abbey, he is an Irish man who is stereotyped through the show. for instance when his brother comes to visit him they start to drink, when they are then drunk they are stereotyped as aggressive. he is also portrayed as working class and coming from a poorer background.

Dev- coronation street
Dev is of Indian background, he is stereotyped by owning a corner shop in the programme. He is also seen as arrogant and thinks alot of himself.

The Masood family
they are an Indian family from Easterners, they are stereotyped throughout this soap. for instance they own a Indian restaurant in the programme, called the Argee Bhajee. they are also portrayed as very religious and are very serious about their religion, this is shown when they disown their son due to him being a homosexual.

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