Stranger Things Representation

The representations in Stranger Things are not simple. There are complex gender representations , complex representations of age.

Going "Beyond the Binary".

Novelistic - multiple story lines and characters that are over a number of episodes and seasons. We see flashbacks that explain backgrounds. 

Teenagers: Angst, stereotypical, Isolated from their family, breaking conventions
Family Life and relationships:
Mothers: Will's mum breaks codes and conventions , Mike's mum plays up stong conventions
Absent Fathers: Will's Dad - Gone, Mike's Dad - bad dad, shadows mum
Police: 
Governments: Dehumanized.


Deceiving themes of power;

• Social workers - killing Benny
• Government - chasing Eleven
• Police - 'coffee and contemplation'

Key terms;

• Suburban
• Paranormal - light flicker, phone boom, Eleven stops fan, Creepy wall goop, Elevator man grab
• Constructed realism - middle class, quiet america
• Family life
• Signs (denotations/connotations)
• Self reflectivity
• Isolation, darkness, light, fear the monster
• Social groups, events and issues

Social groups;

• DRCAGES
• ability
• appearance
• lifestyle interests
• political values
• professions