Representation questions - blog task
Group 1: To what extent do the representations in Capital reflect the concerns of modern 21st century London life? [25 marks]
Capital is a good example of a state-of-the-nation drama and highlights concerns such as sexism and the inequality between women and men. Capital continues to have references to problems such as sexism throughout its show and through Quentina. Quentina a character in the show is repeatedly mentioned and shown to experience harass. An example of this is during the first episode of Capital where Quentina visits her boss to receive her payment despite not being able to legally work. During this scene she is forced to kiss her boss on the cheek in return for the money. This scene highlights the key problems which society still face and how the she is still harassed and struggles to make a living whilst other characters in the show such as Roger who’s main problem in the show is his bonus amount whereas Quentina is seen to work hard despite earning little money. This brings light to the inequality and difference between the working class and the middle/upper class who live completely different lives despite living on the same road as each other.
Capital shows many concerns of modern 21st century London life such as sexism and the inequality between the working class and the upper class. We can refer to the scene with the character, ‘roger’ who is a white male working in central London at an upscale trading firm, that is predominantly white males and a only a small handful are females. Rogers main concern is his bonus and how he has only received a sum of £30,000 out of his £1 million bonus. The scenario with the other character and Quentina is completely opposite, where she is a Zimbabwean illegal worker who is trying to earn a living. The situation with Quentina is also a case sexism as she is illegally working but in order to receive the meagre £300 she has earned she is harassed and coerced in to giving the man who is paying her a kiss. Even after she gives him the kiss, she still does not receive all the money she has earned, £100 is taken off as the man has increased his commission for allowing her to work illegally.
Capital is a good example of a state-of-the-nation drama and highlights concerns such as sexism and the inequality between women and men. Capital continues to have references to problems such as sexism throughout its show and through Quentina. Quentina a character in the show is repeatedly mentioned and shown to experience harass. An example of this is during the first episode of Capital where Quentina visits her boss to receive her payment despite not being able to legally work. During this scene she is forced to kiss her boss on the cheek in return for the money. This scene highlights the key problems which society still face and how the she is still harassed and struggles to make a living whilst other characters in the show such as Roger who’s main problem in the show is his bonus amount whereas Quentina is seen to work hard despite earning little money. This brings light to the inequality and difference between the working class and the middle/upper class who live completely different lives despite living on the same road as each other.
Capital shows many concerns of modern 21st century London life such as sexism and the inequality between the working class and the upper class. We can refer to the scene with the character, ‘roger’ who is a white male working in central London at an upscale trading firm, that is predominantly white males and a only a small handful are females. Rogers main concern is his bonus and how he has only received a sum of £30,000 out of his £1 million bonus. The scenario with the other character and Quentina is completely opposite, where she is a Zimbabwean illegal worker who is trying to earn a living. The situation with Quentina is also a case sexism as she is illegally working but in order to receive the meagre £300 she has earned she is harassed and coerced in to giving the man who is paying her a kiss. Even after she gives him the kiss, she still does not receive all the money she has earned, £100 is taken off as the man has increased his commission for allowing her to work illegally.
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