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Representation

Claire Williams is the main protagonist who is a cancer patient in the last stages of her life. She wears dull clothing to represent her physical and emotional exhaustion. Claire's mother Helen tries to support her and remains optimistic, wearing brightly colored clothes. Claire's best friend Isabel is also a countertype as she is extroverted and lively despite being a black female character. Another friend Rachel is typically presented positively as a caring person, unlike stereotypical portrayals of black teenage girls, as she wears black but is calm and compassionate.

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REPRESENTATION By Precious Oladimeji
CLAIRE WILLIAMS Our main protagonist is a cancer patient who is going through her last stages of her life, which is exemplified through our mise-en-scene (props e.g. an oxygen mask). Claire wears dull clothing throughout the majority of the film when she’s writing a letter on her bed. The dull clothing and a black bandana represents her energy and how she is emotionally and physically drained especially as her days become limited. This is ironic as her name is Claire, which means light, although she is outwardly exhausted she is inwardly still positive and hopeful just as her name implies. The colour black is commonly associated with death, which helps to foreshadow that Claire is going to dies or that she could possibly die sooner than expected. The theme of death is also conveyed by her skin colour which is pale and almost ghostly which helps the audience to identify that there could be a possible death. Claire conforms to a stereotypical representation of a cancer patient as they are usually very selfless and try to put on a bold face for people around them to try and be positive.
HELEN WILLIAMS Claire’s mother is represented to be a supporting character who tries her best to make Claire’s remaining days as positive as they can be. Claire’s mother is her adoptive mother, therefore she is a different race to her (black). Black women are typically represented as quite loud and vocal, however, Claire’s mother is a countertype as she has a submissive and quiet nature as she needs to remain positive and optimistic for her daughter so that Claire doesn’t see her mother suffering. Claire’ mother’s personality is manifested through her costume (mise-en-scene) as she wears brightly coloured clothes which has a connotation of cheerfulness and hope.
ISABEL THOMAS Isabel is a young black female who is Claire’s best friend and has stuck with her through thick and thin. Usually, black characters are portrayed to be the sidekick friend who helps and supports the main character of a different race, even though in this case it is true, our character Isabel is still a countertype as she is not presented as loud or angry as most black females are presented. In fact, she is more extroverted and lively than Claire. Isabel wears bright coloured clothing to mirror her personality. Bright colours, such as blue, connote a feeling of happiness and joy which is exactly what we wanted her character to be like.
RACHEL ADAMS Rachel is a young black female who is one of Claire’s closest friends who even goes to her funeral. She is presented positively compared to how most black best friends are seen in films. Most black teenage girls are seen as sassy with some type of attitude however, Rachel is shown to be caring and compassionate in both flashbacks Claire shows, one being before the treatment and one being at her grave. Just like Isabel, Rachel is a countertype as she is a calm and collected character and in the scenes she’s in she mostly wears black. Although black is usually associated with negativity and evil, she is the complete opposite of this stereotype.