Representation Task - Class - Newspaper Article
This newspaper article from The Telegraph has a bad representation of the lower and working class. It states that "white British and black Caribbean boys from the poorest backgrounds" are being failed at school and that they're being consigned into a "lifetime of crime, drugs and prison". This insinuates that only the boys from the lower class fail at school, commit crime and take drugs. This article also suggests all lower class boys fail at school, instead of just some. It states that the boys that do fail, lack a strong male role model. This suggests the people that have consigned to this lifestyle are from female-led one-parent families. The article also states that the level of teaching differed depending on your class. This shows class diversity taking place in day to day society.
The image used in the article shows two white, young boys wearing hoodies and standing next to graffiti. This suggests all lower class boys commit crime and hang around wearing balaclavas. Rule of thirds is used in the image as the two boys are placed on each vertical third. The subtitle of the image suggests its mainly white boys that are deprived and perform the worst at school.
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