Textual Analysis - Casualty
Disability is constructed in this extract to demonstrate some of the stereotypes surrounded with physical disability. We see a contrast with physically healthy characters and characters we are effected by a physical disability. There is a lot of focus put on the attitude of the disabled characters especially because the clip is set around Christmas.
We are introduced to two of the characters through an over-the-shoulder shot of their reflection in the mirror. We meet Alex who appears to be in a wheel chair in the background of the reflection. He is accompanied by his brother who is positioned much higher in the frame this could connote dominance. If this representation suggests power, it could also signify that physical disabilities strip away a persons
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