This is England

5. Representations
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%ombo challenges &oody 'or
leadership o' the group. %onsider the
(ey scenes opposite and contrast
their style o' leadership. %onsider:
)se o' language/tone o' voice
*ttitude towards +haun/relationship
to others in the group
"ehaviour
,ress
Key Scenes:
&oody solving the con-ict between Tubbs
and +haun// &oody in the ca'e when %ombo arrives//
the split// %ombo in the car a'ter the ./ meeting
The subculture that unites all
the characters in This is
England is what it means to be
a +(inhead
&hat associations come to
mind when you hear the word
0s(inhead1? 2a(e a list.
&hat behaviours3 attitudes3
dress etc. would you expect?
skinheads
,uring the 4lm3 %ombo ma(es a re'erence to being
an 0original s(inhead1. 5e tal(s to 2il(y about how
being a s(inhead during that time was about blac(
and white harmony.
Read the sheet on s(inhead culture and answer the
(ey !uestions at the end.
5ow much do
you thin( the
ways these
issues are
represented
are gender
speci4c?
%an you
imagine this
same
narrative i'
the lead
character
were a girl?
Masculinity is a theme that has been returned to by the director Shane Meadows in this flm.
This theme is important to him on a personal level as a motivating force toward flmmaking, as
well as being a theme we can see evidence of in his body of work.
Auteur?
.ational 6dentity
Throughout the 4lm we see
competing ideas o' national identity.
7. %ombo and the .ational /ront: a
sense o' national pride based on
exclusion.
8. The gang prior to %ombo1s return: a
sense o' belonging and connection
based on what they have in
common/inclusion.
$uestions

%an +haun be described as a racist?

&hat other motivations could be

ascribed to his actions towards 2r
+andhu and the *sian boys playing
'ootball?

&hat about %ombo?

The English /lag
*t the end o' the 4lm we see +haun ta(e the English
-ag3 throw it into the sea and watch it slowly sin(.
5ow do the connotations o' the -ag change 'or +haun?
&hat does the -ag mean to you?
5aving loo(ed at the 4lm3 do you thin( these
associations have changed with time?
,oes the -ag have any group speci4c association now?
6s the -ag something to which you 'eel any sort o'
allegiance?
&here do these ideas/'eelings come 'rom?
,oes this 4lm/+haun1s action have any relevance to a
modern audience?
The English
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