Cranford - Social Class

ISocial Classes:

Upper Class
Middle Class
Working Class
Underclass



This clip from Cranford is set in a small village the first person we see is a small underclass boy, when we see him we hear tense music, this shows that the boy isn't a wealthy boy as he's dressed in rags and is dirty. When he arrives home we hear a cheer showing it's his birthday and he receives boots as he's "10 now". The shoes are wrapped in news paper which shows he's family is an underclass family. He's over the mood when he receives the boots as he's not use to getting as nice presents. When he looks at the news paper he see a word he knows which is his younger brothers name, he gets very excited over this as he't not use to being able to read. His dad gets very aggressive when he's able to read almost at though he's jealous of his son being able to read, showing a underclass stereotype. When the boy is shown he's show at a high angle showing the boy as a small and vulnerable to society. The lighting is dark when the boy is on screen portraying him as not bring light to society almost as though he doesn't matter to society as he's underclass. When we see him with the middle classed male in his office the boys shown to be a lot smaller then him through the camera angles as he's not from the same class. The middle classed male sees that the boy needs help and offers him a piece of bread and also a job, which the young boys jumps at the chance. This is in more of a brighter light representing that there is light for the small boy and that he does have hope in the future. The older male is dressed very smart also showing that he's come from a more wealthy up bringing in a middle classed family. The upper class woman we see is well dressed and presented, she asks 'who's the small boy?' he's asking someone to tell her showing she has power and reenforcing the stereotype of the upper class. When we see the workers we hear a jolly more classical music being played in the background. They're more well spoken then the underclass boy as they've had a much better upbringing and a better education.

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